Malta vs Norway: Consumption-based energy use per person
Malta
69.7 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Norway
78.2 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Malta rank
9th
Norway rank
6th
Consumption-based energy use per person over time
- Malta
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 78.2 kilowatt-hours against 69.7 kilowatt-hours in Malta, a difference of 8.5 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Norway ahead.
Malta ranks 9th and Norway ranks 6th of 43 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.3 kilowatt-hours | 76.32 kilowatt-hours | 34.02 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 2000s | 55.13 kilowatt-hours | 78.26 kilowatt-hours | 23.13 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 68.46 kilowatt-hours | 81.77 kilowatt-hours | 13.31 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
| 2020s | 69.7 kilowatt-hours | 78.2 kilowatt-hours | 8.5 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based energy use per person, Malta or Norway?
- Norway, at 78.2 kilowatt-hours against 69.7 kilowatt-hours in Malta as of 2020.
- What is the difference in consumption-based energy use per person between Malta and Norway?
- 8.5 kilowatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Norway?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Malta and Norway rank globally for consumption-based energy use per person?
- Malta ranks 9th and Norway ranks 6th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based energy use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Consumption-based (or trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in megawatt-hours.