Australia vs Malta: Primary energy use per person
Australia
56,926 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Malta
67,321 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Australia rank
20th
Malta rank
17th
Primary energy use per person over time
- Australia
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 67,321 kilowatt-hours per person against 56,926 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia, a difference of 10,395 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 20th and Malta ranks 17th of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55,515 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,109 kilowatt-hours per person | 38,406 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 61,843 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,125 kilowatt-hours per person | 35,717 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 68,153 kilowatt-hours per person | 53,556 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,597 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 64,216 kilowatt-hours per person | 70,001 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,785 kilowatt-hours per person | Malta |
| 2020s | 57,465 kilowatt-hours per person | 70,808 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,343 kilowatt-hours per person | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use per person, Australia or Malta?
- Malta, at 67,321 kilowatt-hours per person against 56,926 kilowatt-hours per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary energy use per person between Australia and Malta?
- 10,395 kilowatt-hours per person, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malta?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Malta rank globally for primary energy use per person?
- Australia ranks 20th and Malta ranks 17th of 217 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 Primary energy use 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 of total energy supply per person.