Material flow accounts - balancing items in Malta
Malta: Material flow accounts - balancing items was 2,908 Thousand tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2,908 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
up 58.3%
World rank
36th
of 39 countries
All-time high
2,908 Thousand tonnes
in 2023
All-time low
634.43 Thousand tonnes
in 2016
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Material flow accounts - balancing items in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for material flow accounts - balancing items in Malta is 2,908 Thousand tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 58.3% on the previous year and up 105.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material flow accounts - balancing items in Malta peaked at 2,908 Thousand tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 634.43 Thousand tonnes, in 2016.
That places Malta 36th out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Material flow accounts - balancing items in Malta, year by year
| Year | Thousand tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,430 Thousand tonnes | — |
| 2001 | 1,673 Thousand tonnes | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 1,680 Thousand tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,833 Thousand tonnes | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 1,683 Thousand tonnes | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 1,588 Thousand tonnes | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 1,578 Thousand tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,718 Thousand tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 1,756 Thousand tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1,604 Thousand tonnes | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 1,663 Thousand tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 1,558 Thousand tonnes | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1,579 Thousand tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1,416 Thousand tonnes | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 1,307 Thousand tonnes | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 854.25 Thousand tonnes | -34.6% |
| 2016 | 634.43 Thousand tonnes | -25.7% |
| 2017 | 857.39 Thousand tonnes | +35.1% |
| 2018 | 1,008 Thousand tonnes | +17.5% |
| 2019 | 1,224 Thousand tonnes | +21.5% |
| 2020 | 967.8 Thousand tonnes | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 1,387 Thousand tonnes | +43.4% |
| 2022 | 1,837 Thousand tonnes | +32.4% |
| 2023 | 2,908 Thousand tonnes | +58.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2,908 Thousand tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 20,833 Thousand tonnes, 14% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,654 Thousand tonnes | 1,430 Thousand tonnes | 1,833 Thousand tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,210 Thousand tonnes | 634.43 Thousand tonnes | 1,663 Thousand tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,775 Thousand tonnes | 967.8 Thousand tonnes | 2,908 Thousand tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 material flow accounts - balancing items in Malta?
- Material flow accounts - balancing items in Malta was 2,908 Thousand tonnes in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2,908 Thousand tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest material flow accounts - balancing items recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 634.43 Thousand tonnes in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for material flow accounts - balancing items?
- Malta ranks 36th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is material flow accounts - balancing items rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material flow accounts - balancing items. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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