What is the difference in goal 12: responsible consumption and production between Malta and United States?

0 5 year moving average, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United States?

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs United States: GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Malta

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

United States

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Malta rank

1st

United States rank

1st

GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production over time

Malta
United States

How they compare

Malta currently reports 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in United States, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was United States ahead.

Malta ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 214 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0 5 year moving average	0 5 year moving average	0 5 year moving average	—
2010s	0.4165 5 year moving average	0.4165 5 year moving average	0 5 year moving average	—
2020s	0.775 5 year moving average	0.7125 5 year moving average	0.0625 5 year moving average	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 12: responsible consumption and production, Malta or United States?: Malta, at 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 12: responsible consumption and production between Malta and United States?: 0 5 year moving average, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United States?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Malta and United States rank globally for goal 12: responsible consumption and production?: Malta ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

SDG Goal 12 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database