A fuel station for every 4sq.km in Malta

There are 76 fuel stations in Malta and Gozo. With its surface area being 316sq.km, this equates to a fuel station every 4sq.km.

Figures show there were 445,711 vehicles registered by the end of last year. If 13,081 electric vehicles are removed from the total, this would result in an average of 5,693 petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles per fuel station in Malta and Gozo.

Of the 76 fuel stations, 56 have an active licence, while 20 are in the process of having their licence renewed following refurbishment works.

The information was tabled in parliament by Energy Minister Miriam Dalli in reply to a parliamentary question by Opposition MP Jerome Caruana Cilia.

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