Iceland vs Malta: Annual change in primary energy use
Iceland
-4.24 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malta
-4.03 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Iceland rank
189th
Malta rank
188th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Iceland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports -4.03 terawatt-hours against -4.24 terawatt-hours in Iceland, a difference of 0.21 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 189th and Malta ranks 188th of 218 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5079 terawatt-hours | 0.2146 terawatt-hours | 0.2932 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1.35 terawatt-hours | 0.5202 terawatt-hours | 0.8318 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2000s | 4.26 terawatt-hours | 1.28 terawatt-hours | 2.98 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.49 terawatt-hours | 1.45 terawatt-hours | 0.041 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.0783 terawatt-hours | -0.7244 terawatt-hours | 0.8026 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Iceland or Malta?
- Malta, at -4.03 terawatt-hours against -4.24 terawatt-hours in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Iceland and Malta?
- 0.21 terawatt-hours, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Iceland ranks 189th and Malta ranks 188th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.