Malta vs United States of America: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Malta
67,321 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
United States of America
75,051 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Malta rank
17th
United States of America rank
15th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malta
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 75,051 kilowatt-hours per person against 67,321 kilowatt-hours per person in Malta, a difference of 7,730 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States of America ahead.
Malta ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 15th of 218 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17,109 kilowatt-hours per person | 83,839 kilowatt-hours per person | 66,730 kilowatt-hours per person | United States of America |
| 1990s | 26,125 kilowatt-hours per person | 89,283 kilowatt-hours per person | 63,158 kilowatt-hours per person | United States of America |
| 2000s | 53,556 kilowatt-hours per person | 89,111 kilowatt-hours per person | 35,554 kilowatt-hours per person | United States of America |
| 2010s | 70,001 kilowatt-hours per person | 78,653 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,652 kilowatt-hours per person | United States of America |
| 2020s | 70,808 kilowatt-hours per person | 73,479 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,671 kilowatt-hours per person | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Malta or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 75,051 kilowatt-hours per person against 67,321 kilowatt-hours per person in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Malta and United States of America?
- 7,730 kilowatt-hours per person, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United States of America?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malta and United States of America rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Malta ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 15th of 218 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 use per person 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.