Malta vs United States: Electricity generation from oil
Malta
0.02 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
31.72 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malta rank
5th
United States rank
6th
Electricity generation from oil over time
- Malta
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 31.72 terawatt-hours against 0.02 terawatt-hours in Malta, a difference of 31.7 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 1,586.0 times Malta's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 5th and United States ranks 6th of 5 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.28 terawatt-hours | 114.03 terawatt-hours | 112.75 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 2.17 terawatt-hours | 99.44 terawatt-hours | 97.28 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 1.31 terawatt-hours | 41.43 terawatt-hours | 40.12 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 0.035 terawatt-hours | 33.92 terawatt-hours | 33.88 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Malta or United States?
- United States, at 31.72 terawatt-hours against 0.02 terawatt-hours in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Malta and United States?
- 31.7 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United States?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Malta and United States rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
- Malta ranks 5th and United States ranks 6th 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 oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.