Material flow accounts - main indicators in Malta

Malta: Material flow accounts - main indicators was 1,541 Thousand tonnes in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1,541 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
43rd
of 43 countries
All-time high
2,655 Thousand tonnes
in 2003
All-time low
1,525 Thousand tonnes
in 2014
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Material flow accounts - main indicators in Malta, 2000–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k2000201220252000: 2.4k Thousand tonnes2001: 2.4k Thousand tonnes2002: 2.1k Thousand tonnes2003: 2.7k Thousand tonnes2004: 2.2k Thousand tonnes2005: 1.9k Thousand tonnes2006: 2.4k Thousand tonnes2007: 2.4k Thousand tonnes2008: 2.4k Thousand tonnes2009: 1.9k Thousand tonnes2010: 2.1k Thousand tonnes2011: 2.1k Thousand tonnes2012: 2.0k Thousand tonnes2013: 1.6k Thousand tonnes2014: 1.5k Thousand tonnes2015: 1.9k Thousand tonnes2016: 1.8k Thousand tonnes2017: 1.6k Thousand tonnes2018: 1.9k Thousand tonnes2019: 2.2k Thousand tonnes2020: 2.2k Thousand tonnes2021: 1.9k Thousand tonnes2022: 1.8k Thousand tonnes2023: 1.7k Thousand tonnes2024: 1.5k Thousand tonnes2025: 1.5k Thousand tonnes

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for material flow accounts - main indicators in Malta is 1,541 Thousand tonnes, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, material flow accounts - main indicators in Malta peaked at 2,655 Thousand tonnes in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,525 Thousand tonnes, in 2014.

Malta ranks 43rd of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Material flow accounts - main indicators in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Material flow accounts - main indicators in Malta, 2000 to 2025.
Year Thousand tonnes Change
2000 2,379 Thousand tonnes —
2001 2,366 Thousand tonnes -0.5%
2002 2,108 Thousand tonnes -10.9%
2003 2,655 Thousand tonnes +25.9%
2004 2,161 Thousand tonnes -18.6%
2005 1,894 Thousand tonnes -12.4%
2006 2,384 Thousand tonnes +25.9%
2007 2,401 Thousand tonnes +0.7%
2008 2,366 Thousand tonnes -1.5%
2009 1,939 Thousand tonnes -18.0%
2010 2,087 Thousand tonnes +7.6%
2011 2,107 Thousand tonnes +1.0%
2012 2,040 Thousand tonnes -3.2%
2013 1,577 Thousand tonnes -22.7%
2014 1,525 Thousand tonnes -3.3%
2015 1,861 Thousand tonnes +22.0%
2016 1,794 Thousand tonnes -3.6%
2017 1,593 Thousand tonnes -11.2%
2018 1,872 Thousand tonnes +17.5%
2019 2,196 Thousand tonnes +17.3%
2020 2,195 Thousand tonnes -0.0%
2021 1,906 Thousand tonnes -13.2%
2022 1,751 Thousand tonnes -8.1%
2023 1,727 Thousand tonnes -1.4%
2024 1,531 Thousand tonnes -11.3%
2025 1,541 Thousand tonnes +0.7%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 1,541 Thousand tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 107,326 Thousand tonnes, 1% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,265 Thousand tonnes 1,894 Thousand tonnes 2,655 Thousand tonnes 10
2010s 1,865 Thousand tonnes 1,525 Thousand tonnes 2,196 Thousand tonnes 10
2020s 1,775 Thousand tonnes 1,531 Thousand tonnes 2,195 Thousand tonnes 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 40 North Macedonia 15,487 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 41 Iceland 3,574 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 42 Luxembourg 2,235 Thousand tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is material flow accounts - main indicators in Malta?
Material flow accounts - main indicators in Malta was 1,541 Thousand tonnes in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest material flow accounts - main indicators recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 2,655 Thousand tonnes in 2003.
What is the lowest material flow accounts - main indicators recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 1,525 Thousand tonnes in 2014.
How does Malta rank for material flow accounts - main indicators?
Malta ranks 43rd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
Is material flow accounts - main indicators rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. 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 - main indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Material flow accounts - main indicators
Unit
Thousand tonnes
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 1,236 data points, 1990–2025
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