Malta vs Puerto Rico: Electricity demand per person
Malta
5,922 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Puerto Rico
6,265 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Malta rank
51st
Puerto Rico rank
48th
Electricity demand per person over time
- Malta
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 6,265 kilowatt-hours against 5,922 kilowatt-hours in Malta, a difference of 343 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Malta ranks 51st and Puerto Rico ranks 48th of 210 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,261 kilowatt-hours | 6,244 kilowatt-hours | 982.97 kilowatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 5,256 kilowatt-hours | 5,821 kilowatt-hours | 564.65 kilowatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 5,514 kilowatt-hours | 6,081 kilowatt-hours | 567.04 kilowatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity demand per person, Malta or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 6,265 kilowatt-hours against 5,922 kilowatt-hours in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity demand per person between Malta and Puerto Rico?
- 343 kilowatt-hours, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Puerto Rico?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Puerto Rico rank globally for electricity demand per person?
- Malta ranks 51st and Puerto Rico ranks 48th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity demand 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.