Pollution, grime or other environmental problems in Malta
Malta: Pollution, grime or other environmental problems was 34.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
34.7%
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
1st
of 38 countries
All-time high
41.4%
in 2011
All-time low
26.5%
in 2017
Years of data
17
2005–2023
Pollution, grime or other environmental problems in Malta, 2005–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2023, pollution, grime or other environmental problems in Malta stood at 34.7%.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pollution, grime or other environmental problems in Malta peaked at 41.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2017.
Malta ranks 1st of 38 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.4% | 33.9% | 38.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 26.5% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 31.6% | 34.7% | 2 |
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 pollution, grime or other environmental problems in Malta?
- Pollution, grime or other environmental problems in Malta was 34.7% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pollution, grime or other environmental problems recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest pollution, grime or other environmental problems recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for pollution, grime or other environmental problems?
- Malta ranks 1st out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pollution, grime or other environmental problems rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pollution, grime or other environmental problems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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