Electric power consumption in Malta
Malta: Electric power consumption was 5,013 kWh per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electric power consumption in Malta, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in kWh per capita.
Analysis
Malta recorded 5,013 kWh per capita for electric power consumption in 2023.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power consumption in Malta peaked at 5,168 kWh per capita in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,824 kWh per capita, in 1990.
Malta ranks 45th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,726 kWh per capita | 2,824 kWh per capita | 4,198 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,673 kWh per capita | 4,292 kWh per capita | 4,913 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,896 kWh per capita | 4,692 kWh per capita | 5,072 kWh per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,959 kWh per capita | 4,714 kWh per capita | 5,168 kWh per capita | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Malta
- Ores and metals exports 0.7% (2024)
- Fuel imports 21.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
- Fuel exports 10.1% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 8.3% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 0.0% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 3.8% (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 2.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electric power consumption in Malta?
- Electric power consumption in Malta was 5,013 kWh per capita in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electric power consumption recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5,168 kWh per capita in 2022.
- What is the lowest electric power consumption recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,824 kWh per capita in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for electric power consumption?
- Malta ranks 45th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electric power consumption rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.