Luxembourg vs Malta: Fossil fuel consumption per person

Luxembourg
45,268 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Malta
64,911 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
2nd
Malta rank
1st

Fossil fuel consumption per person over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 64,911 kilowatt-hours per person against 45,268 kilowatt-hours per person in Luxembourg, a difference of 19,643 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.4 times Luxembourg's.

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

Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Malta ranks 1st of 5 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Malta Difference Ahead
1980s 87,049 kilowatt-hours per person 17,109 kilowatt-hours per person 69,939 kilowatt-hours per person Luxembourg
1990s 90,227 kilowatt-hours per person 26,125 kilowatt-hours per person 64,102 kilowatt-hours per person Luxembourg
2000s 99,486 kilowatt-hours per person 53,556 kilowatt-hours per person 45,929 kilowatt-hours per person Luxembourg
2010s 78,387 kilowatt-hours per person 68,758 kilowatt-hours per person 9,629 kilowatt-hours per person Luxembourg
2020s 53,559 kilowatt-hours per person 69,050 kilowatt-hours per person 15,491 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, Luxembourg or Malta?
Malta, at 64,911 kilowatt-hours per person against 45,268 kilowatt-hours per person in Luxembourg as of 2024.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person between Luxembourg and Malta?
19,643 kilowatt-hours per person, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Malta?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Luxembourg and Malta rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person?
Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Malta ranks 1st of 5 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. 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
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, 10,587 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.