Malta vs Qatar: Fossil fuel consumption per person
Malta
64,911 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Qatar
198,009 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Qatar rank
3rd
Fossil fuel consumption per person over time
- Malta
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 198,009 kilowatt-hours per person against 64,911 kilowatt-hours per person in Malta, a difference of 133,098 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 3.1 times Malta's.
Across all 45 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 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17,109 kilowatt-hours per person | 185,430 kilowatt-hours per person | 168,321 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 26,125 kilowatt-hours per person | 254,802 kilowatt-hours per person | 228,677 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 53,556 kilowatt-hours per person | 224,189 kilowatt-hours per person | 170,632 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 68,758 kilowatt-hours per person | 221,383 kilowatt-hours per person | 152,624 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 69,050 kilowatt-hours per person | 196,884 kilowatt-hours per person | 127,834 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, Malta or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 198,009 kilowatt-hours per person against 64,911 kilowatt-hours per person in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person between Malta and Qatar?
- 133,098 kilowatt-hours per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Qatar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Qatar rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person?
- Malta ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 3rd 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.