Municipal waste recycled in Malta
Malta: Municipal waste recycled was 41,000 tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Malta, 2000–2022
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More environment data for Malta
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.94 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.2389 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1836 Mt CO2e (2024)
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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Municipal waste recycled (Tonnes)