Malaysia has the highest share of public support for expanding the use of crude oil as a source of energy. According to a survey carried out between October 2019 and March 2020, 74 percent of respondents from Malaysia were in favor of furthering the use of oil. Russia, Brazil, and India followed, with over 50 percent of the respective population backing oil expansion. Public support for natural gas energy was the greatest out of all fossil fuel types.
Share of public in favor of crude oil as a source of energy worldwide in 2019/20, by select country
* Survey was largely conducted by telephone, except for face-to-face interviews in Russia, Poland, Czechia, India, and Brazil using national samples. The average sample size was between 1,500 and 1,600 adults, except for India (n=3,175).
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Pew Research Center. (October 19, 2020). Share of public in favor of crude oil as a source of energy worldwide in 2019/20, by select country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183339/oil-expansion-opinion-by-selected-countries/
Pew Research Center. "Share of public in favor of crude oil as a source of energy worldwide in 2019/20, by select country." Chart. October 19, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183339/oil-expansion-opinion-by-selected-countries/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Share of public in favor of crude oil as a source of energy worldwide in 2019/20, by select country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183339/oil-expansion-opinion-by-selected-countries/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Public in Favor of Crude Oil as a Source of Energy Worldwide in 2019/20, by Select Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183339/oil-expansion-opinion-by-selected-countries/
Pew Research Center, Share of public in favor of crude oil as a source of energy worldwide in 2019/20, by select country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183339/oil-expansion-opinion-by-selected-countries/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of public in favor of crude oil as a source of energy worldwide in 2019/20, by select country [Graph], Pew Research Center, October 19, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183339/oil-expansion-opinion-by-selected-countries/
