Malta vs Qatar: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person
Malta
3,374 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
17,298 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Qatar rank
3rd
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person over time
- Malta
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 17,298 kilowatt-hours against 3,374 kilowatt-hours in Malta, a difference of 13,924 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Qatar's figure about 5.1 times Malta's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 3rd of 5 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,261 kilowatt-hours | 15,894 kilowatt-hours | 10,633 kilowatt-hours | Qatar |
| 2010s | 4,038 kilowatt-hours | 17,155 kilowatt-hours | 13,117 kilowatt-hours | Qatar |
| 2020s | 3,630 kilowatt-hours | 17,998 kilowatt-hours | 14,368 kilowatt-hours | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels per person, Malta or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 17,298 kilowatt-hours against 3,374 kilowatt-hours in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels per person between Malta and Qatar?
- 13,924 kilowatt-hours, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Qatar?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Qatar rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
- Malta ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 3rd 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 per person. 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 kilowatt-hours per person.