Is Malta's economy becoming more energy-efficient?

Energy intensity is a measure of the energy Malta uses to create a unit of GDP. It is the ratio between total energy produced and GDP.1

For Malta, net fossil fuel import values2 may be used as an estimate of total energy produced. Energy intensity increased by five per cent from 0.21 kilograms of oil equivalent per unit GDP (kgoe/€) in 2000 to 0.22kgoe/€ in 2007.

While between 2005 and 2006, there was a decrease in energy intensity, the increasing trend was restored between 2006 and 2007.

The parallel increases in fuel imports and in GDP indicate that Malta still needs to decouple energy consumption from economic activity.

Source: NSO (National Statistics Office). 2006. Gross Domestic Product: Q3/2006. News Release No. 277/2006, December 7, 2006; NSO (National Statistics Office). 2008. Gross Domestic Product for 2007. News Release No. 39/2008, March 10.

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1 EEA (European Environment Agency). 2005. The European Environment - State and Outlook 2005, EEA, Copenhagen.

2 Almost all energy is generated from imported fossil fuels, whether this is in power plants, motor vehicle engines, or other combustion processes. Amounts used refer to gross inland fuel consumption (net of aviation and bunkering).