Malta vs South Africa: Annual change in primary energy use
Malta
-4.03 terawatt-hours
in 2024
South Africa
-4.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malta rank
188th
South Africa rank
191st
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Malta
- South Africa
How they compare
Malta currently reports -4.03 terawatt-hours against -4.34 terawatt-hours in South Africa, a difference of 0.31 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was South Africa ahead.
Malta ranks 188th and South Africa ranks 191st of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2146 terawatt-hours | 38.73 terawatt-hours | 38.51 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.5202 terawatt-hours | 19.23 terawatt-hours | 18.71 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.28 terawatt-hours | 20.41 terawatt-hours | 19.13 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.45 terawatt-hours | 9.48 terawatt-hours | 8.03 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2020s | -0.7244 terawatt-hours | -16.25 terawatt-hours | 15.53 terawatt-hours | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Malta or South Africa?
- Malta, at -4.03 terawatt-hours against -4.34 terawatt-hours in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Malta and South Africa?
- 0.31 terawatt-hours, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and South Africa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Malta and South Africa rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Malta ranks 188th and South Africa ranks 191st of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β 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.