Energy imports dependency in Malta
Malta: Energy imports dependency was 98.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
98.4%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
1st
of 50 countries
All-time high
110.6%
in 1992
All-time low
97.0%
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Energy imports dependency in Malta, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Malta recorded 98.4% for energy imports dependency in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy imports dependency in Malta peaked at 110.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 2021.
Malta ranks 1st of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Energy imports dependency in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 107.1% | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 110.6% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 100.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 103.6% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 109.5% | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 100.2% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 99.8% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 101.3% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 101.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 104.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 101.1% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 103.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | +0.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 98.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 51.1%, 1.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103.1% | 100.0% | 110.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 97.3% | 104.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More energy & mining data for Malta
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 21.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy imports dependency in Malta?
- Energy imports dependency in Malta was 98.4% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest energy imports dependency recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 110.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest energy imports dependency recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for energy imports dependency?
- Malta ranks 1st out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is energy imports dependency rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Energy imports dependency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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