Municipal waste recycled in Malta
Malta: Municipal waste recycled was 58,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
58,000
Change on year
up 41.5%
World rank
67th
of 91 countries
All-time high
58,000
in 2023
All-time low
10,000
in 2002
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Municipal waste recycled in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malta recorded 58,000 for municipal waste recycled in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 41.5% on the previous year and up 81.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Malta peaked at 58,000 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,000, in 2002.
Malta ranks 67th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Municipal waste recycled in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20,000 | — |
| 2001 | 19,000 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 10,000 | -47.4% |
| 2003 | 15,000 | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 23,000 | +43.8% |
| 2006 | 37,000 | +60.9% |
| 2007 | 13,000 | -64.9% |
| 2008 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 19,000 | +35.7% |
| 2010 | 23,000 | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 40,000 | +73.9% |
| 2012 | 38,000 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 32,000 | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 32,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31,000 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 37,000 | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 36,000 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 34,000 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 32,000 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 36,000 | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 43,000 | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 41,000 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 58,000 | +41.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 58,000 is below the median for high income countries, which is 948,000, 6% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malta's 58,000 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 570,924, 10% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,600 | 10,000 | 37,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,500 | 23,000 | 40,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,500 | 36,000 | 58,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 64 Peru 80,251 compare
- 65 Iceland 71,000 compare
- 66 Chile 60,024 compare
- 68 State of Palestine 54,800 compare
- 69 Guadeloupe 34,854 compare
- 70 Bangladesh 33,550 compare
More environment data for Malta
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8269 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Malta?
- Municipal waste recycled in Malta was 58,000 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 58,000 in 2023.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 in 2002.
- How does Malta rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Malta ranks 67th out of 91 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste recycled (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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