Canada vs Malta: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

Canada
1.87 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Malta
2.07 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Canada rank
16th
Malta rank
13th

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Malta
1234196519932022

How they compare

Malta currently reports 2.07 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.87 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Canada, a difference of 0.2 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 16th and Malta ranks 13th of 163 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Malta Difference Ahead
1980s 3.2 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.65 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.55 kilowatt-hours per dollar Canada
1990s 2.92 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.67 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.25 kilowatt-hours per dollar Canada
2000s 2.43 kilowatt-hours per dollar 2.52 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.083 kilowatt-hours per dollar Malta
2010s 2.14 kilowatt-hours per dollar 2.54 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3933 kilowatt-hours per dollar Malta
2020s 1.91 kilowatt-hours per dollar 2.19 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2776 kilowatt-hours per dollar Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Canada or Malta?
Malta, at 2.07 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.87 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Canada as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Canada and Malta?
0.2 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malta?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Canada and Malta rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Canada ranks 16th and Malta ranks 13th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,728 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.