Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Malta
Malta: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 84.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Malta, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Malta is 84.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Malta peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 83.7%, in 2016.
That places Malta 65th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.4% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 87.8% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 84.5% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 84.0% | -0.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 84.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 60.0%, 1.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Malta's 84.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.8%, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 83.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 84.0% | 88.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More energy & mining data for Malta
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2025)
- Fuel exports 8.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 0.7% (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Malta?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Malta was 84.0% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.7% in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Malta ranks 65th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.