El Salvador vs Malta: Primary energy use
El Salvador
46.81 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Malta
36.33 terawatt-hours
in 2024
El Salvador rank
118th
Malta rank
120th
Primary energy use over time
- El Salvador
- Malta
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 46.81 terawatt-hours against 36.33 terawatt-hours in Malta, a difference of 10.48 terawatt-hours.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 118th and Malta ranks 120th of 218 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.16 terawatt-hours | 6.04 terawatt-hours | 4.12 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 18.51 terawatt-hours | 10.02 terawatt-hours | 8.49 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 29.19 terawatt-hours | 22.05 terawatt-hours | 7.14 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 33.19 terawatt-hours | 31.6 terawatt-hours | 1.59 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 42.29 terawatt-hours | 37.43 terawatt-hours | 4.85 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, El Salvador or Malta?
- El Salvador, at 46.81 terawatt-hours against 36.33 terawatt-hours in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between El Salvador and Malta?
- 10.48 terawatt-hours, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malta?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Malta rank globally for primary energy use?
- El Salvador ranks 118th and Malta ranks 120th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.