Waste — Emissions Share in Malta

Malta: Waste — Emissions Share was 60.81 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
60.81 %
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
29th
of 208 countries
All-time high
69.41 %
in 2011
All-time low
27.3 %
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Malta, 1990–2023

02040601990200620231990: 27.3 %1991: 27.9 %1992: 27.4 %1993: 28.3 %1994: 30.6 %1995: 33.1 %1996: 34.3 %1997: 34.2 %1998: 38.3 %1999: 37 %2000: 38.8 %2001: 40.5 %2002: 41.5 %2003: 42.8 %2004: 44.5 %2005: 46.6 %2006: 50.6 %2007: 53.6 %2008: 54.8 %2009: 61.3 %2010: 63.5 %2011: 69.4 %2012: 52.1 %2013: 51.2 %2014: 52 %2015: 56.1 %2016: 59.1 %2017: 61.4 %2018: 60.4 %2019: 61.7 %2020: 59.2 %2021: 60.7 %2022: 61.4 %2023: 60.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Malta is 60.81 %, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Malta peaked at 69.41 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27.3 %, in 1990.

That places Malta 29th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.86 % 27.3 % 38.32 % 10
2000s 47.5 % 38.83 % 61.33 % 10
2010s 58.7 % 51.19 % 69.41 % 10
2020s 60.56 % 59.24 % 61.44 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Malta?
Waste — emissions share in Malta was 60.81 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 69.41 % in 2011.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 27.3 % in 1990.
How does Malta rank for waste — emissions share?
Malta ranks 29th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.