Malta vs Sweden: Electricity generation from fossil fuels
Malta
1.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
2.08 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malta rank
120th
Sweden rank
117th
Electricity generation from fossil fuels over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.08 terawatt-hours against 1.84 terawatt-hours in Malta, a difference of 0.24 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 120th and Sweden ranks 117th of 214 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.56 terawatt-hours | 7.1 terawatt-hours | 5.54 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.17 terawatt-hours | 5.71 terawatt-hours | 3.55 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.8 terawatt-hours | 4.24 terawatt-hours | 2.45 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.93 terawatt-hours | 2.48 terawatt-hours | 0.55 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels, Malta or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.08 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 Sweden?
- 0.24 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Malta ranks 120th and Sweden ranks 117th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β 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
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.