Electricity generation from solar and wind in Malta
Malta: Electricity generation from solar and wind was 0.34 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar and wind in Malta, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from solar and wind in Malta is 0.34 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 277.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar and wind in Malta peaked at 0.34 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
That places Malta 99th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar and wind 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 | — |
| 2012 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +133.3% |
| 2015 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +44.4% |
| 2017 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.29 terawatt-hours | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 0.31 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.33 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.34 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.15 terawatt-hours, 16% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.34 terawatt-hours is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.61 terawatt-hours, 21% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from solar and wind 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +133.3% | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.07 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1113 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.2 terawatt-hours | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.295 terawatt-hours | 0.24 terawatt-hours | 0.34 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 electricity generation from solar and wind in Malta?
- Electricity generation from solar and wind in Malta was 0.34 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.34 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- Malta ranks 99th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar and wind rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 277.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar and wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.