Municipal waste recycled in Malta

Malta: Municipal waste recycled was 41,000 tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
41,000 tonnes
Change on year
down 4.7%
Rank
61st
of 86 regions
All-time high
43,000 tonnes
in 2021
All-time low
10,000 tonnes
in 2002
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Municipal waste recycled in Malta, 2000–2022

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2000201120222000: 20.0k tonnes2001: 19.0k tonnes2002: 10.0k tonnes2003: 15.0k tonnes2004: 16.0k tonnes2005: 23.0k tonnes2006: 37.0k tonnes2007: 13.0k tonnes2008: 14.0k tonnes2009: 19.0k tonnes2010: 23.0k tonnes2011: 40.0k tonnes2012: 38.0k tonnes2013: 32.0k tonnes2014: 32.0k tonnes2015: 31.0k tonnes2016: 37.0k tonnes2017: 36.0k tonnes2018: 34.0k tonnes2019: 32.0k tonnes2020: 36.0k tonnes2021: 43.0k tonnes2022: 41.0k tonnes

Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Malta recorded 41,000 tonnes for municipal waste recycled in 2022.

That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Malta peaked at 43,000 tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10,000 tonnes, in 2002.

Malta ranks 61st of 86 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18,600 tonnes 10,000 tonnes 37,000 tonnes 10
2010s 33,500 tonnes 23,000 tonnes 40,000 tonnes 10
2020s 40,000 tonnes 36,000 tonnes 43,000 tonnes 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is municipal waste recycled in Malta?
Municipal waste recycled in Malta was 41,000 tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 43,000 tonnes in 2021.
What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 10,000 tonnes in 2002.
How does Malta rank for municipal waste recycled?
Malta ranks 61st out of 86 regions with data for 2022.
Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal waste recycled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Municipal waste recycled
Unit
tonnes
Source
United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,389 data points, 2000–2022
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