Waste — Emissions Share in Malta
Malta: Waste — Emissions Share was 18.52 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Malta, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 18.52 % for waste — emissions share in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Malta peaked at 20.97 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.57 %, in 1993.
Malta ranks 9th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.25 % | — |
| 1991 | 11.63 % | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 11.32 % | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 10.57 % | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 12.8 % | +21.1% |
| 1995 | 13.15 % | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 13.63 % | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 12.54 % | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 14.23 % | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 13.74 % | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 14.78 % | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 14.52 % | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 14.7 % | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 14.75 % | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 15.49 % | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 14.72 % | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 15.42 % | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 13.2 % | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 13.26 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 14.46 % | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 14.06 % | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 14.96 % | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 15.13 % | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 16.2 % | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 16.46 % | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 17.68 % | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 18.77 % | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 19.18 % | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 20.97 % | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 19.84 % | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 18.27 % | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 19.48 % | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 18.75 % | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 18.52 % | -1.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 18.52 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.84 %, 3.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Malta's 18.52 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.5 %, 2.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.49 % | 10.57 % | 14.23 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.53 % | 13.2 % | 15.49 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.32 % | 14.06 % | 20.97 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.75 % | 18.27 % | 19.48 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 6 British Virgin Islands 19.7 % compare
- 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19.64 % compare
- 8 China, Macao SAR 19.61 % compare
- 10 Solomon Islands 17.67 % compare
- 11 North Macedonia 17.36 % compare
- 12 Turks and Caicos Islands 16.28 % compare
More climate change data for Malta
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 611,521 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 109.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 21.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 87.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0824 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0784 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0171 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Malta?
- Waste — emissions share in Malta was 18.52 % 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 20.97 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.57 % in 1993.
- How does Malta rank for waste — emissions share?
- Malta ranks 9th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.