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
29th
of 31 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

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k2000201120232000: 1.4k Thousand tonnes2001: 1.7k Thousand tonnes2002: 1.7k Thousand tonnes2003: 1.8k Thousand tonnes2004: 1.7k Thousand tonnes2005: 1.6k Thousand tonnes2006: 1.6k Thousand tonnes2007: 1.7k Thousand tonnes2008: 1.8k Thousand tonnes2009: 1.6k Thousand tonnes2010: 1.7k Thousand tonnes2011: 1.6k Thousand tonnes2012: 1.6k Thousand tonnes2013: 1.4k Thousand tonnes2014: 1.3k Thousand tonnes2015: 854.3 Thousand tonnes2016: 634.4 Thousand tonnes2017: 857.4 Thousand tonnes2018: 1.0k Thousand tonnes2019: 1.2k Thousand tonnes2020: 967.8 Thousand tonnes2021: 1.4k Thousand tonnes2022: 1.8k Thousand tonnes2023: 2.9k Thousand tonnes

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 29th out of 31 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 26 Luxembourg 4,534 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 27 Latvia 4,368 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 28 Cyprus 2,975 Thousand tonnes compare
  4. 30 Estonia 1,492 Thousand tonnes compare
  5. 31 Iceland -603.18 Thousand tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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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 29th out of 31 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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About this data

Indicator
Material flow accounts - balancing items
Unit
Thousand tonnes
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
32 places, 811 data points, 1990–2025
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