Number of people with and without electricity access in Malta
Malta: Number of people with and without electricity access was 568,847 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
568,847
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
169th
of 214 countries
All-time high
568,847
in 2024
All-time low
354,170
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of people with and without electricity access in Malta, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access in Malta stood at 568,847. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Malta peaked at 568,847 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 354,170, in 1990.
Malta ranks 169th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 354,170 | — |
| 1991 | 363,845 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 367,618 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 371,308 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 374,797 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 377,419 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 379,905 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 382,791 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 385,287 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 387,578 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 390,087 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 393,028 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 395,969 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 398,582 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 401,268 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 403,834 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 405,308 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 406,724 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 409,379 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 412,477 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 414,508 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 416,268 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 420,028 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 424,810 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 433,481 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 444,220 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 454,505 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 467,106 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 483,903 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 503,912 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 515,490 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 518,150 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 531,113 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 552,747 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 568,847 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 374,472 | 354,170 | 387,578 | 10 |
| 2000s | 401,666 | 390,087 | 412,477 | 10 |
| 2010s | 446,274 | 414,508 | 503,912 | 10 |
| 2020s | 537,269 | 515,490 | 568,847 | 5 |
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- 166 South Sudan 644,944 compare
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- 168 Montenegro 623,525 compare
- 170 Maldives 527,799 compare
- 171 Cape Verde 516,479 compare
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More energy & mining data for Malta
- Fuel imports 21.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.7% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Malta?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Malta was 568,847 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 568,847 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 354,170 in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Malta ranks 169th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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