Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Malta
Malta: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from oil sources in Malta, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil sources in Malta is 0.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 53.1% on the previous year and down 99.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Malta peaked at 100.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
That places Malta 167th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.1% | — |
| 1991 | 58.4% | +32.5% |
| 1992 | 62.4% | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 60.0% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 76.7% | +27.8% |
| 1995 | 94.5% | +23.2% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -86.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -92.2% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +58.8% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +89.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -27.8% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +25.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -72.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -53.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 26% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.0%, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -92.2% | 11.7% | 0.9% |
| 2020 | +89.0% | 1.5% | 2.8% |
| 2017 | -86.1% | 84.0% | 11.7% |
| 2023 | -72.6% | 2.5% | 0.7% |
| 2019 | +58.8% | 0.9% | 1.5% |
| 2024 | -53.1% | 0.7% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.6% | 44.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 0.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 0.3% | 2.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More energy & mining data for Malta
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -9.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Malta?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Malta was 0.3% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Malta ranks 167th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.