Renewable energy share in Malta

Renewable sources provided 8.6% of final energy consumption in Malta in 2021.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Malta, 2021 8.6% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −0.6percentage points 2020: 9.2%
European Union, 2020 21.1% Official aggregate Not the same period as Malta (2021).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021 20.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2021 155th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Malta over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period MaltaEuropean Union
2021 8.6% –
2020 9.2% 21.1%
2019 7.4% 19.3%
2018 7.6% 18.7%
2017 7.3% 17.7%
2016 9.2% 17.5%
2015 6.0% 17.6%
2014 4.5% 17.4%
2013 3.2% 16.8%
2012 2.7% 16.1%
2011 2.0% 14.6%
2010 1.2% 14.5%
2009 0.3% 13.6%
2008 0.2% 12.5%
2007 0.2% 11.8%
2006 0.2% 10.7%
2005 0.1% 10.0%
2004 0.1% 9.5%
2003 0.1% 9.2%
2002 0.1% 8.9%
2001 0.0% 9.0%
2000 0.0% 9.0%
1999 0.0% 8.6%
1998 0.0% 8.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 9.2% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 2.0%, the figure has changed by +6.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Malta has the 155th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for Malta
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7