India vs Malta: Fossil fuel consumption

India
10,100 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malta
35.03 terawatt-hours
in 2024
India rank
3rd
Malta rank
2nd

Fossil fuel consumption over time

  • India
  • Malta
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k196519952025

How they compare

India currently reports 10,100 terawatt-hours against 35.03 terawatt-hours in Malta, a difference of 10,065 terawatt-hours.

That makes India's figure about 288.3 times Malta's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 3rd and Malta ranks 2nd of 214 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Malta Difference Ahead
1980s 1,430 terawatt-hours 6.04 terawatt-hours 1,424 terawatt-hours India
1990s 2,649 terawatt-hours 10.02 terawatt-hours 2,639 terawatt-hours India
2000s 4,244 terawatt-hours 22.05 terawatt-hours 4,222 terawatt-hours India
2010s 7,115 terawatt-hours 31.02 terawatt-hours 7,084 terawatt-hours India
2020s 9,038 terawatt-hours 36.5 terawatt-hours 9,001 terawatt-hours India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, India or Malta?
India, at 10,100 terawatt-hours against 35.03 terawatt-hours in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption between India and Malta?
10,065 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Malta?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do India and Malta rank globally for fossil fuel consumption?
India ranks 3rd and Malta ranks 2nd of 214 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. 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
Unit
terawatt-hours
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
222 places, 10,754 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.