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Waste — Emissions Share in Malta

Malta: Waste — Emissions Share was 18.52 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18.52 %
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
9th
of 208 countries
All-time high
20.97 %
in 2018
All-time low
10.57 %
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Malta, 1990–2023

051015201990200620231990: 11.2 %1991: 11.6 %1992: 11.3 %1993: 10.6 %1994: 12.8 %1995: 13.2 %1996: 13.6 %1997: 12.5 %1998: 14.2 %1999: 13.7 %2000: 14.8 %2001: 14.5 %2002: 14.7 %2003: 14.8 %2004: 15.5 %2005: 14.7 %2006: 15.4 %2007: 13.2 %2008: 13.3 %2009: 14.5 %2010: 14.1 %2011: 15 %2012: 15.1 %2013: 16.2 %2014: 16.5 %2015: 17.7 %2016: 18.8 %2017: 19.2 %2018: 21 %2019: 19.8 %2020: 18.3 %2021: 19.5 %2022: 18.8 %2023: 18.5 %

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 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 6 British Virgin Islands 19.7 % compare
  2. 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19.64 % compare
  3. 8 China, Macao SAR 19.61 % compare
  4. 10 Solomon Islands 17.67 % compare
  5. 11 North Macedonia 17.36 % compare
  6. 12 Turks and Caicos Islands 16.28 % compare

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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 208 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

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (N2O)
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.