Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Malta
Malta: Proportion of municipal waste recycled was 12.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Malta, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of municipal waste recycled in Malta is 12.9%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste recycled in Malta peaked at 15.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2002.
That places Malta 44th out of 73 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.6% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | -47.9% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +39.0% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +44.3% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +50.7% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -65.5% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +38.2% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +34.7% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | +69.2% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +53.0% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +28.1% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 4.7% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 9.1% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 11.6% | 13.2% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste recycled in Malta?
- Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Malta was 12.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2002.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Malta ranks 44th out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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 Proportion of municipal waste recycled (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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