Bulgaria vs Malta: How have things changed?
Bulgaria
18,291 metric tons
in 2024
Malta
19,758 metric tons
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
140th
Malta rank
137th
How have things changed? over time
- Bulgaria
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 19,758 metric tons against 18,291 metric tons in Bulgaria, a difference of 1,467 metric tons.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 140th and Malta ranks 137th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,879 metric tons | 1,263 metric tons | 46,616 metric tons | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 117,489 metric tons | 1,388 metric tons | 116,101 metric tons | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 112,648 metric tons | 1,210 metric tons | 111,438 metric tons | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 26,576 metric tons | 3,312 metric tons | 23,264 metric tons | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 13,052 metric tons | 4,703 metric tons | 8,349 metric tons | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 20,163 metric tons | 13,248 metric tons | 6,915 metric tons | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 18,171 metric tons | 20,862 metric tons | 2,692 metric tons | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, Bulgaria or Malta?
- Malta, at 19,758 metric tons against 18,291 metric tons in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed? between Bulgaria and Malta?
- 1,467 metric tons, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malta?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Malta rank globally for how have things changed??
- Bulgaria ranks 140th and Malta ranks 137th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.