Malta vs OECD (EI): Electricity generation from fossil fuels

Malta
1.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI)
5,575 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malta rank
2nd
OECD (EI) rank
1st

Electricity generation from fossil fuels over time

  • Malta
  • OECD (EI)
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How they compare

OECD (EI) currently reports 5,575 terawatt-hours against 1.84 terawatt-hours in Malta, a difference of 5,573 terawatt-hours.

That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 3,030.1 times Malta's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, OECD (EI) has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 2nd and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 5 countries.

OECD (EI) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta OECD (EI) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.56 terawatt-hours 5,112 terawatt-hours 5,110 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2000s 2.17 terawatt-hours 6,452 terawatt-hours 6,450 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2010s 1.8 terawatt-hours 6,457 terawatt-hours 6,455 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2020s 1.93 terawatt-hours 5,681 terawatt-hours 5,679 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels, Malta or OECD (EI)?
OECD (EI), at 5,575 terawatt-hours against 1.84 terawatt-hours in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels between Malta and OECD (EI)?
5,573 terawatt-hours, with OECD (EI) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and OECD (EI)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Malta and OECD (EI) rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
Malta ranks 2nd and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 5 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,239 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.