Biogases — Energy production in Malta
Malta: Biogases — Energy production was 115.58 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Biogases — Energy production in Malta, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, biogases — energy production in Malta stood at 115.58 TJ. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biogases — energy production in Malta peaked at 115.58 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 TJ, in 2009.
That places Malta 62nd out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Biogases — Energy production in Malta, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 TJ | — |
| 2010 | 6 TJ | — |
| 2011 | 59 TJ | +883.3% |
| 2012 | 93 TJ | +57.6% |
| 2013 | 59 TJ | -36.6% |
| 2014 | 73 TJ | +23.7% |
| 2015 | 77 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 80 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 77 TJ | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 69.83 TJ | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 73.38 TJ | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 60.4 TJ | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 80.58 TJ | +33.4% |
| 2022 | 81.84 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 108.92 TJ | +33.1% |
| 2024 | 115.58 TJ | +6.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 115.58 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,342 TJ, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Biogases — Energy production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +883.3% | 6 TJ | 59 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 TJ | 0 TJ | 0 TJ | 1 |
| 2010s | 66.72 TJ | 6 TJ | 93 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.46 TJ | 60.4 TJ | 115.58 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 59 Dominican Republic 160 TJ compare
- 60 Mauritius 159.8 TJ compare
- 61 Japan 150.03 TJ compare
- 63 Iceland 108.11 TJ compare
- 64 El Salvador 104.13 TJ compare
- 65 Faroe Islands 60.8 TJ compare
More environment data for Malta
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8269 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biogases — energy production in Malta?
- Biogases — energy production in Malta was 115.58 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biogases — energy production recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 115.58 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest biogases — energy production recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 TJ in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for biogases — energy production?
- Malta ranks 62nd out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is biogases — energy production rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biogases — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.