Malta vs United States: Primary energy use per person
Malta
67,321 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
United States
75,051 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Malta rank
17th
United States rank
15th
Primary energy use per person over time
- Malta
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 75,051 kilowatt-hours per person against 67,321 kilowatt-hours per person in Malta, a difference of 7,730 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States ahead.
Malta ranks 17th and United States ranks 15th of 214 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17,109 kilowatt-hours per person | 83,839 kilowatt-hours per person | 66,730 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1990s | 26,125 kilowatt-hours per person | 89,283 kilowatt-hours per person | 63,158 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2000s | 53,556 kilowatt-hours per person | 89,111 kilowatt-hours per person | 35,554 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2010s | 70,001 kilowatt-hours per person | 78,653 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,652 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2020s | 70,808 kilowatt-hours per person | 73,479 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,671 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use per person, Malta or United States?
- United States, at 75,051 kilowatt-hours per person against 67,321 kilowatt-hours per person in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use per person between Malta and United States?
- 7,730 kilowatt-hours per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United States?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malta and United States rank globally for primary energy use per person?
- Malta ranks 17th and United States ranks 15th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β 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.