Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age in Malta
Malta: Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age was 2,684 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age in Malta, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age in Malta stood at 2,684. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age in Malta peaked at 2,684 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 430, in 1991.
That places Malta 50th out of 53 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 978 | — |
| 1991 | 430 | -56.0% |
| 1992 | 474 | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 936 | +97.5% |
| 1994 | 964 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 1,014 | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 967 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 1,077 | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 1,117 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 1,133 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1,141 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,125 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1,134 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1,629 | +43.7% |
| 2006 | 1,609 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1,672 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 1,836 | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 1,820 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1,835 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1,749 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 1,740 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,705 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1,789 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1,955 | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 1,996 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 2,070 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 2,112 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 2,275 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 2,222 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 2,325 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 2,398 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 2,501 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 2,620 | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 2,684 | +2.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2,684 is below the median for high income countries, which is 14,576, 18% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +97.5% | 474 | 936 |
| 1991 | -56.0% | 978 | 430 |
| 2005 | +43.7% | 1,134 | 1,629 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 909 | 430 | 1,133 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,496 | 1,125 | 1,836 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,923 | 1,705 | 2,275 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,458 | 2,222 | 2,684 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 47 Slovenia 3,147 compare
- 47 Slovenia 3,147 compare
- 49 Luxembourg 2,724 compare
- 51 Iceland 2,054 compare
- 52 Montenegro 1,520 compare
- 53 Liechtenstein 103 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 motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age in Malta?
- Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age in Malta was 2,684 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2,684 in 2025.
- What is the lowest motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 430 in 1991.
- How does Malta rank for motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age?
- Malta ranks 50th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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