Malta vs North America: Fuel imports
Fuel imports over time
- Malta
- North America
How they compare
Malta currently reports 21.2% against 7.3% in North America, a difference of 13.9%.
That makes Malta's figure about 2.9 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was North America ahead.
Malta ranks 45th and North America ranks 47th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and North America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | 8.2% | 2.4% | North America |
| 1970s | 7.6% | 18.2% | 10.6% | North America |
| 1980s | 11.0% | 19.0% | 8.0% | North America |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 8.6% | 3.9% | North America |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 14.1% | 4.6% | North America |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 12.4% | 20.0% | Malta |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 7.5% | 10.8% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Malta or North America?
- Malta, at 21.2% against 7.3% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Malta and North America?
- 13.9%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and North America?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Malta and North America rank globally for fuel imports?
- Malta ranks 45th and North America ranks 47th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.