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Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Malta

Malta: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0181 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0181 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
3rd
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0181 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0126 kt per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Malta, 1990–2023

00.0050.010.0150.021990200620231990: 0.013 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.013 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.014 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.014 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.014 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.015 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.015 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.015 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.015 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.016 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.016 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.016 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.016 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.016 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.016 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.016 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.018 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.018 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.018 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.018 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.018 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.018 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Malta stood at 0.0181 kt per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 0.0181 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0126 kt per square kilometre, in 1990.

Malta ranks 3rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Malta, year by year

Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0126 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0131 kt per square kilometre +4.0%
1992 0.0136 kt per square kilometre +3.5%
1993 0.014 kt per square kilometre +2.8%
1994 0.0143 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
1995 0.0146 kt per square kilometre +2.3%
1996 0.0149 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
1997 0.0152 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
1998 0.0154 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
1999 0.0156 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
2000 0.0158 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
2001 0.0159 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
2002 0.0161 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
2003 0.0162 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
2004 0.0163 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
2005 0.0165 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
2006 0.0166 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
2007 0.0167 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
2008 0.0168 kt per square kilometre +0.7%
2009 0.0169 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
2010 0.017 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
2011 0.0171 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
2012 0.0171 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2013 0.0172 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2014 0.0173 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2015 0.0173 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2016 0.0174 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2017 0.0175 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2018 0.0175 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2019 0.0176 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2020 0.0176 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2021 0.018 kt per square kilometre +1.9%
2022 0.018 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2023 0.0181 kt per square kilometre +0.4%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.0181 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0004 kt per square kilometre, 45.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.0181 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 27.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0143 kt per square kilometre 0.0126 kt per square kilometre 0.0156 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0164 kt per square kilometre 0.0158 kt per square kilometre 0.0169 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0173 kt per square kilometre 0.017 kt per square kilometre 0.0176 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0179 kt per square kilometre 0.0176 kt per square kilometre 0.0181 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 1 Monaco 0.0403 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 2 Bahrain 0.021 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 4 Aruba 0.0133 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 5 United States Virgin Islands 0.0118 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 6 Barbados 0.0113 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Malta?
Solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Malta was 0.0181 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.0181 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0126 kt per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Malta rank for solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 3rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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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.