Car statistics for Malta

In 2024, 7,683 new passenger cars were registered in Malta, of which 37.7% were electric. For comparison, the EV share in the EU was 13.5%.

New cars (2024)
7,683
EV share
37.7%
Total car fleet (2024)
330,484

EV share of new cars over time

Electric vehicle share of new passenger cars in Malta per year
20130.3%
20140.5%
20150.3%
20160.3%
20170.3%
20183.5%
20193.7%
20203.9%
20217.9%
202215.4%
202320.3%
202437.7%

New passenger cars by fuel (2024)

New passenger car registrations in Malta by fuel (2024)
Electric2,893 (37.7%)
Petrol2,453 (31.9%)
Hybrid1,528 (19.9%)
Plug-in hybrid508 (6.6%)
Diesel301 (3.9%)

New registrations per year

New passenger car registrations in Malta per year
20135,749
20146,451
20157,168
20167,306
20177,776
20188,175
20197,698
20204,602
20215,250
20226,429
20237,464
20247,683

Car fleet by age (2024)

65.2% of passenger cars in Malta are older than 10 years.

Passenger cars in Malta by age (2024)
Under 2 years20,214 (6.1%)
2–5 years17,878 (5.4%)
5–10 years77,072 (23.3%)
10–20 years126,599 (38.3%)
Over 20 years88,721 (26.8%)

Car fleet by fuel (2024)

Of 330,484 registered passenger cars in Malta, 68.9% run on petrol, 28.3% on diesel and 2.8% on other fuels (electric, hybrid and gas).

Car fleet in Malta by fuel (2024)
Petrol227,743 (68.9%)
Diesel93,513 (28.3%)
Other (electric/hybrid/gas)9,228 (2.8%)

CO2 emissions of new cars (2024)

New passenger cars in Malta emitted on average 75.1 g CO2/km in 2024. The EU average was 107.9 g/km, so Malta is below the average.

Average CO2 emissions of new passenger cars in Malta (g/km)
2010131.2 g
2011124.7 g
2012121.5 g
2013118.7 g
2014115.3 g
2015113.3 g
2016111.8 g
2017134.5 g
2018130.5 g
2019132.2 g
2020128.1 g
2021107.5 g
202291.4 g
202391.3 g
202475.1 g

EV charging stations

Malta has 44 public EV charging stations mapped in OpenStreetMap (about 7.7 per 100,000 inhabitants). See the EV charging ranking.

Road safety (2024)

Malta recorded 2.1 road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (12 in total) in 2024. The EU average was 4.4 per 100,000, so Malta is safer than the EU average. See the road safety ranking.

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