How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 71.4 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Malta, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malta recorded 71.4 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 71.4 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.5 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1990.
Malta ranks 10th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 3.84 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 4.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 4.42 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 3.84 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1969 | 3.55 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 3.9 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 3.9 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5.14 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 1974 | 4.83 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 4.78 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 4.91 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 4.63 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 3.37 metric tons per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 1979 | 4.13 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1980 | 3.37 metric tons per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1981 | 2.94 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1982 | 3.8 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1983 | 3.12 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1984 | 3.83 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1985 | 8.08 metric tons per square kilometre | +110.8% |
| 1986 | 3.65 metric tons per square kilometre | -54.8% |
| 1987 | 3.29 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 2.8 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1989 | 2.94 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 2.5 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1991 | 3.04 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1992 | 3.37 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 4.67 metric tons per square kilometre | +38.6% |
| 1994 | 10.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +118.7% |
| 1995 | 17.31 metric tons per square kilometre | +69.5% |
| 1996 | 33.6 metric tons per square kilometre | +94.1% |
| 1997 | 8.88 metric tons per square kilometre | -73.6% |
| 1998 | 9.78 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 10.15 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 8.81 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 6.68 metric tons per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 2002 | 6.88 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 6.33 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 6.27 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 6.69 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 26.55 metric tons per square kilometre | +296.7% |
| 2007 | 30.7 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 25.38 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 22.69 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 27.24 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 15.23 metric tons per square kilometre | -44.1% |
| 2012 | 30.13 metric tons per square kilometre | +97.8% |
| 2013 | 35.73 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 34.41 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 41.76 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 53.81 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2017 | 55.89 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 68.82 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 50.99 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 2020 | 68.54 metric tons per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 2021 | 59.1 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 65.19 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 71.4 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 71.4 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre, 48.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Malta's 71.4 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6458 metric tons per square kilometre, 110.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre 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 | +296.7% | 6.69 metric tons per square kilometre | 26.55 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.95 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.55 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.42 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 4.34 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.37 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.14 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.78 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.8 metric tons per square kilometre | 8.08 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.35 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.5 metric tons per square kilometre | 33.6 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.7 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.27 metric tons per square kilometre | 30.7 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.4 metric tons per square kilometre | 15.23 metric tons per square kilometre | 68.82 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.06 metric tons per square kilometre | 59.1 metric tons per square kilometre | 71.4 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 7 Seychelles 302.71 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 8 Micronesia (country) 236.21 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 9 Hong Kong 84.42 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 11 Macao 45.45 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 12 South Korea 37.98 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 13 Bangladesh 37.82 metric tons per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Malta?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Malta was 71.4 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 metric tons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 10th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.