Malta vs World: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre

Malta
0.0181 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0003 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
3rd
World rank
1st

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time

  • Malta
  • World
00.0050.010.0150.02199020062023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.0181 kt per square kilometre against 0.0003 kt per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0178 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 70.9 times World's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta World Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0143 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0141 kt per square kilometre Malta
2000s 0.0164 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0161 kt per square kilometre Malta
2010s 0.0173 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.017 kt per square kilometre Malta
2020s 0.0179 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0177 kt per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Malta or World?
Malta, at 0.0181 kt per square kilometre against 0.0003 kt per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Malta and World?
0.0178 kt per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Malta and World rank globally for solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 5,552 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.