# Municipal waste generated per person in Malta

Municipal waste generated per person in Malta was 622 kg per person in 2024. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `municipal_waste_per_capita`
- Place id: `mt`
- Unit: kg per person
- Definition: Municipal waste generated in the year, in kilograms per inhabitant: household waste and similar waste from shops, offices and public institutions, collected by or for municipalities.
- Note: Countries differ in how much commercial waste they count as municipal, which explains part of the gap between them.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-15
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-15.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/municipal-waste-per-capita/malta
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=municipal_waste_per_capita&place=mt

| Period | kg per person |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 622 |
| 2023 | 603 |
| 2022 | 618 |
| 2021 | 611 |
| 2020 | 642 |
| 2019 | 697 |
| 2018 | 673 |
| 2017 | 667 |
| 2016 | 643 |
| 2015 | 643 |
| 2014 | 629 |
| 2013 | 604 |
| 2012 | 612 |
| 2011 | 622 |
| 2010 | 623 |
| 2009 | 671 |
| 2008 | 688 |
| 2007 | 677 |
| 2006 | 667 |
| 2005 | 625 |
| 2004 | 633 |
| 2003 | 580 |
| 2002 | 541 |
| 2001 | 540 |
| 2000 | 533 |
| 1999 | 466 |
| 1998 | 459 (estimated) |
| 1997 | 436 (estimated) |
| 1996 | 412 (estimated) |
| 1995 | 387 (estimated) |