Greece vs Malta: Proportion of municipal waste recycled
Greece
15.9%
in 2021
Malta
12.9%
in 2022
Greece rank
42nd
Malta rank
44th
Proportion of municipal waste recycled over time
- Greece
- Malta
How they compare
Greece currently reports 15.9% against 12.9% in Malta, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.
Greece ranks 42nd and Malta ranks 44th of 73 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 7.5% | 4.2% | Greece |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.2% | 1.8% | Greece |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 12.4% | 4.6% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of municipal waste recycled, Greece or Malta?
- Greece, at 15.9% against 12.9% in Malta as of 2021.
- What is the difference in proportion of municipal waste recycled between Greece and Malta?
- 3.0%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Malta?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Greece and Malta rank globally for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Greece ranks 42nd and Malta ranks 44th of 73 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of municipal waste recycled (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.