How have things changed?, per capita in Malta
Malta: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0347 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Malta, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed?, per capita in Malta stood at 0.0347 metric tons per person.
The figure is down 16.0% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Malta peaked at 0.0455 metric tons per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 metric tons per person, in 1990.
Malta ranks 47th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0042 metric tons per person | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0045 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 0.004 metric tons per person | -12.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.004 metric tons per person | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0054 metric tons per person | +31.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0051 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.005 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0051 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -28.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0042 metric tons per person | +21.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | -19.3% |
| 1981 | 0.003 metric tons per person | -13.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | +26.3% |
| 1983 | 0.003 metric tons per person | -19.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | +22.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0077 metric tons per person | +107.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0034 metric tons per person | -55.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | -10.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | -15.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | +18.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 0.004 metric tons per person | +37.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0087 metric tons per person | +116.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0147 metric tons per person | +68.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0283 metric tons per person | +92.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0074 metric tons per person | -73.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0081 metric tons per person | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0084 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0054 metric tons per person | -24.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0056 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0051 metric tons per person | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.005 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 metric tons per person | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.021 metric tons per person | +295.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0242 metric tons per person | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0198 metric tons per person | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0176 metric tons per person | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.021 metric tons per person | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0117 metric tons per person | -44.3% |
| 2012 | 0.023 metric tons per person | +96.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0269 metric tons per person | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0254 metric tons per person | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0301 metric tons per person | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0379 metric tons per person | +25.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0383 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0455 metric tons per person | +18.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0324 metric tons per person | -28.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0425 metric tons per person | +31.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0365 metric tons per person | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0393 metric tons per person | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0413 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0347 metric tons per person | -16.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.0347 metric tons per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 2.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.0347 metric tons per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0038 metric tons per person, 9.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +295.2% | 0.0053 metric tons per person | 0.021 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0041 metric tons per person | 0.0037 metric tons per person | 0.0045 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0045 metric tons per person | 0.0035 metric tons per person | 0.0054 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0036 metric tons per person | 0.0026 metric tons per person | 0.0077 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0088 metric tons per person | 0.0023 metric tons per person | 0.0283 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0116 metric tons per person | 0.005 metric tons per person | 0.0242 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0292 metric tons per person | 0.0117 metric tons per person | 0.0455 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0389 metric tons per person | 0.0347 metric tons per person | 0.0425 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 44 Samoa 0.0372 metric tons per person compare
- 45 Thailand 0.037 metric tons per person compare
- 46 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0352 metric tons per person compare
- 48 North Korea 0.0337 metric tons per person compare
- 49 Philippines 0.0332 metric tons per person compare
- 50 American Samoa 0.0327 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Malta?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Malta was 0.0347 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0455 metric tons per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 metric tons per person in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Malta ranks 47th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.