Malta vs Tonga: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Malta
16.0%
in 2025
Tonga
14.3%
in 2024
Malta rank
149th
Tonga rank
152nd
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Malta
- Tonga
How they compare
Malta currently reports 16.0% against 14.3% in Tonga, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tonga ahead.
Malta ranks 149th and Tonga ranks 152nd of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.3% | 1.8% | Malta |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.9% | 0.7% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Malta or Tonga?
- Malta, at 16.0% against 14.3% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Malta and Tonga?
- 1.7%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Tonga?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Tonga rank globally for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Malta ranks 149th and Tonga ranks 152nd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of 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 as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. 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.