Equatorial Guinea vs Malta: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Equatorial Guinea
-13.8%
in 2024
Malta
-10.0%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
211th
Malta rank
209th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports -10.0% against -13.8% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 3.8%.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malta ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 211th and Malta ranks 209th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.0% | 6.0% | 4.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 5.5% | 0.4% | Malta |
| 2000s | 194.7% | 8.2% | 186.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | -0.6% | 4.9% | 5.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 3.7% | -1.6% | 5.3% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Equatorial Guinea or Malta?
- Malta, at -10.0% against -13.8% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Equatorial Guinea and Malta?
- 3.8%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Malta?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Malta rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 211th and Malta ranks 209th of 216 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.