Electricity demand per person in Malta
Malta: Electricity demand per person was 5,922 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Malta, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Malta recorded 5,922 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Malta peaked at 5,922 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,017 kilowatt-hours, in 1990.
Malta ranks 51st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in Malta, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,017 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 3,824 kilowatt-hours | +26.7% |
| 1992 | 3,975 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 3,966 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 4,037 kilowatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 4,239 kilowatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 4,282 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 4,326 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 4,368 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 4,661 kilowatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 4,801 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 4,816 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 5,055 kilowatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 5,487 kilowatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 5,404 kilowatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 5,419 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 5,440 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 5,513 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 5,514 kilowatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,157 kilowatt-hours | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 4,992 kilowatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 5,110 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 5,391 kilowatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 5,275 kilowatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 5,178 kilowatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 5,281 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 5,250 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 5,364 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 5,345 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 5,377 kilowatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4,959 kilowatt-hours | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 5,206 kilowatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 5,566 kilowatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 5,573 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 5,856 kilowatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 5,922 kilowatt-hours | +1.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 5,922 kilowatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,759 kilowatt-hours, 88% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Malta's 5,922 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,064 kilowatt-hours, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity demand per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +26.7% | 3,017 kilowatt-hours | 3,824 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,070 kilowatt-hours | 3,017 kilowatt-hours | 4,661 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,261 kilowatt-hours | 4,801 kilowatt-hours | 5,514 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,256 kilowatt-hours | 4,992 kilowatt-hours | 5,391 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,514 kilowatt-hours | 4,959 kilowatt-hours | 5,922 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 48 Puerto Rico 6,265 kilowatt-hours compare
- 49 Germany 6,188 kilowatt-hours compare
- 50 Kazakhstan 6,050 kilowatt-hours compare
- 52 Portugal 5,805 kilowatt-hours compare
- 53 Turks and Caicos Islands 5,799 kilowatt-hours compare
- 54 Spain 5,744 kilowatt-hours compare
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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 21.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Malta?
- Electricity demand per person in Malta was 5,922 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5,922 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,017 kilowatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for electricity demand per person?
- Malta ranks 51st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.