Malta vs Romania: Proportion of municipal waste recycled
Malta
12.9%
in 2022
Romania
7.4%
in 2022
Malta rank
44th
Romania rank
47th
Proportion of municipal waste recycled over time
- Malta
- Romania
How they compare
Malta currently reports 12.9% against 7.4% in Romania, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.7 times Romania's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 44th and Romania ranks 47th of 73 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 1.2% | 6.3% | Malta |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 5.6% | 6.7% | Malta |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 6.9% | 5.7% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of municipal waste recycled, Malta or Romania?
- Malta, at 12.9% against 7.4% in Romania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of municipal waste recycled between Malta and Romania?
- 5.5%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Romania?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Malta and Romania rank globally for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Malta ranks 44th and Romania ranks 47th 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.