Malta vs New Zealand: Electricity generation from solar
Malta
0.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
0.37 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malta rank
92nd
New Zealand rank
90th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Malta
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.37 terawatt-hours against 0.34 terawatt-hours in Malta, a difference of 0.03 terawatt-hours.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.
Malta ranks 92nd and New Zealand ranks 90th of 210 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 2010s | 0.089 terawatt-hours | 0.044 terawatt-hours | 0.045 terawatt-hours | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.295 terawatt-hours | 0.2933 terawatt-hours | 0.0017 terawatt-hours | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Malta or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.37 terawatt-hours against 0.34 terawatt-hours in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Malta and New Zealand?
- 0.03 terawatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Malta and New Zealand rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Malta ranks 92nd and New Zealand ranks 90th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar. 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.