Malta vs Qatar: How have things changed?
Malta
19,758 metric tons
in 2024
Qatar
21,116 metric tons
in 2024
Malta rank
137th
Qatar rank
136th
How have things changed? over time
- Malta
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 21,116 metric tons against 19,758 metric tons in Malta, a difference of 1,358 metric tons.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Qatar ahead.
Malta ranks 137th and Qatar ranks 136th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,263 metric tons | 1,420 metric tons | 156.6 metric tons | Qatar |
| 1970s | 1,388 metric tons | 2,047 metric tons | 658.9 metric tons | Qatar |
| 1980s | 1,210 metric tons | 2,700 metric tons | 1,490 metric tons | Qatar |
| 1990s | 3,312 metric tons | 5,748 metric tons | 2,436 metric tons | Qatar |
| 2000s | 4,703 metric tons | 12,300 metric tons | 7,596 metric tons | Qatar |
| 2010s | 13,248 metric tons | 14,339 metric tons | 1,091 metric tons | Qatar |
| 2020s | 20,862 metric tons | 18,094 metric tons | 2,768 metric tons | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, Malta or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 21,116 metric tons against 19,758 metric tons in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed? between Malta and Qatar?
- 1,358 metric tons, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Qatar?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Qatar rank globally for how have things changed??
- Malta ranks 137th and Qatar ranks 136th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.