Burkina Faso vs Malta: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Burkina Faso
0.29 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Malta
0.35 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
154th
Malta rank
152nd
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Burkina Faso
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.35 terawatt-hours against 0.29 terawatt-hours in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.06 terawatt-hours.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 154th and Malta ranks 152nd of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.096 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.096 terawatt-hours | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.15 terawatt-hours | 0.097 terawatt-hours | 0.053 terawatt-hours | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.286 terawatt-hours | 0.296 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Burkina Faso or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.35 terawatt-hours against 0.29 terawatt-hours in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Burkina Faso and Malta?
- 0.06 terawatt-hours, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malta?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Malta rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Burkina Faso ranks 154th and Malta ranks 152nd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.