Austria vs Malta: Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel

Austria
8,107 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Malta
8,581 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Austria rank
43rd
Malta rank
40th

Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel over time

  • Austria
  • Malta
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196519952025

How they compare

Malta currently reports 8,581 kilowatt-hours per person against 8,107 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria, a difference of 474 kilowatt-hours per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 43rd and Malta ranks 40th of 218 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Malta Difference Ahead
1980s 6,650 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 6,650 kilowatt-hours per person Austria
1990s 9,198 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 9,198 kilowatt-hours per person Austria
2000s 10,635 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 10,635 kilowatt-hours per person Austria
2010s 9,987 kilowatt-hours per person 2,216 kilowatt-hours per person 7,771 kilowatt-hours per person Austria
2020s 8,672 kilowatt-hours per person 8,820 kilowatt-hours per person 148.98 kilowatt-hours per person Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel, Austria or Malta?
Malta, at 8,581 kilowatt-hours per person against 8,107 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel between Austria and Malta?
474 kilowatt-hours per person, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Malta?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Austria and Malta rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel?
Austria ranks 43rd and Malta ranks 40th 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 Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
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
219 places, 10,244 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.