Malaysia Natural Gas

Summary Table

Million Cubic ft
(MMcf)
Global Rank
Gas Reserves 38,284,000 #53 in the world
Gas Production 2,762,798 #15 in the world
Gas Consumption 1,119,839 #24 in the world
Daily Surplus +1,642,960
Gas Imports 115,480
Gas Exports 1,235,672
Net Exports 1,120,192
(Data shown in the table is for 2015, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Gas Reserves in Malaysia

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Malaysia holds 42 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking #53 in the world and accounting for about 0.60% of the world’s total gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf.

Malaysia has proven reserves equivalent to 38.8 times its annual consumption levels. This means it has about 39 years of gas left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Gas Reserves
41,765,000 MMcf
Global Rank: #53 | Share of World: 0.60%
39 years of natural gas left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Gas Reserves in Malaysia


Gas Consumption in Malaysia

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  • Malaysia consumes 1,075,448 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year as of the year 2017.

  • Malaysia ranks #24 in the world for gas consumption, accounting for about 0.81% of the world’s total consumption of 132,290,211 MMcf.

  • Malaysia consumes 33,238 cubic feet of natural gas per capita every year (based on the 2017 population of 32,355,644 people), or 91 cubic feet per capita per day.

Gas Production in Malaysia

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  • Malaysia produces 2,762,798 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year (as of 2015) ranking #15 in the world.

Gas Exports

  • Malaysia exports 41% of its natural gas production (1,120,192 MMcf in 2015).

History of Gas Consumption and Production


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