Malta: Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Malta's electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total) fell 1.45 percentage points on 2023 (from 85.71% to 84.26%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +2.86 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 14.33 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 77.89 percentage points in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.87 percentage points in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 8.36 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 49% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Malta had the 12th highest value of the 74 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Malta in the 2024 ranking

• Singapore — 8th of 74: 93.12%
• Azerbaijan — 9th of 74: 86.22%
• Moldova — 10th of 74: 85.79%
• Gibraltar — 12th of 74: 80.93%
• Togo — 13th of 74: 79.88%
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 14th of 74: 79.15%

What this measures

The share of electricity production from natural gas sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.

Limitations: IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes. For example, the IEA has constructed historical energy statistics for countries of the former Soviet Union. In addition, energy statistics for other countries have undergone continuous changes in coverage or methodology in recent years as more detailed energy accounts have become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average using total electricity production as weights.

All 35 values

Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 0% (2021)
• Algeria — 98.98% (2024)
• Bahrain — 99.67% (2024)
• Djibouti — 0% (2021)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 76.86% (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 79.15% (2024)
• Iraq — 52.65% (2024)
• Israel — 74.84% (2025)
• Jordan — 60.01% (2024)

More environment data for Malta

• Rural population — 25,040 (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 4.32% (2025)
• Urban population — 554,664 (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 95.68% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 17,954 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 1,804 (2024)
• Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 19,758 (2024)
• Rural population growth (annual %) — 1.29% (2025)
• Urban population growth (annual %) — 1.92% (2025)
• Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land) — 190.95 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Malta's electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total)?

84.26% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 84.26 percentage points from 0% in 1990. The highest value was 88.94% in 2018 and the lowest 0% in 1990.

How does Malta rank?

12th highest of 74 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total) unusual for Malta?

In 2024, Malta's electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total) fell 1.45 percentage points on 2023 (from 85.71% to 84.26%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +2.86 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 14.33 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.ELC.NGAS.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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