Net electricity imports in Malta
Malta: Net electricity imports was 1.04 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports in Malta, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net electricity imports in Malta is 1.04 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Malta peaked at 1.53 terawatt-hours in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
That places Malta 52nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports in Malta, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 1.05 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | 1.53 terawatt-hours | +45.7% |
| 2017 | 0.86 terawatt-hours | -43.8% |
| 2018 | 0.62 terawatt-hours | -27.9% |
| 2019 | 0.64 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.42 terawatt-hours | -34.4% |
| 2021 | 0.51 terawatt-hours | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 0.64 terawatt-hours | +25.5% |
| 2023 | 0.62 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.97 terawatt-hours | +56.5% |
| 2025 | 1.04 terawatt-hours | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.47 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7 terawatt-hours | 0.42 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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 net electricity imports in Malta?
- Net electricity imports in Malta was 1.04 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for net electricity imports?
- Malta ranks 52nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.