Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons in Malta
Malta: Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons was 0.34 Number in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons in Malta, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons in Malta is 0.34 Number, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 88.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons in Malta peaked at 4.12 Number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.34 Number, in 2025.
Malta ranks 19th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons in Malta, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.45 Number | — |
| 2009 | 4.12 Number | +19.4% |
| 2010 | 0.54 Number | -86.9% |
| 2011 | 2.13 Number | +294.4% |
| 2012 | 3.43 Number | +61.0% |
| 2013 | 3.81 Number | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 2.94 Number | -22.8% |
| 2015 | 2.85 Number | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.65 Number | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 1.66 Number | -37.4% |
| 2018 | 1.36 Number | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 0.83 Number | -39.0% |
| 2020 | 0.52 Number | -37.3% |
| 2021 | 0.35 Number | -32.7% |
| 2022 | 0.37 Number | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6 Number | +62.2% |
| 2024 | 0.41 Number | -31.7% |
| 2025 | 0.34 Number | -17.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.34 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.34 Number, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +294.4% | 0.54 Number | 2.13 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.79 Number | 3.45 Number | 4.12 Number | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.22 Number | 0.54 Number | 3.81 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4317 Number | 0.34 Number | 0.6 Number | 6 |
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 positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons in Malta?
- Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons in Malta was 0.34 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4.12 Number in 2009.
- What is the lowest positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.34 Number in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons?
- Malta ranks 19th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Positive first instance decisions - per thousand persons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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