Vehicles

Is vehicle ownership on the rise? Motor vehicle ownership is on the increase, and it more than doubled over the period between 1986 and 2004, rising from 114,197 to 271,137 vehicles. The number of vehicles per capita has also increased, rising from...

Is vehicle ownership on the rise?

Motor vehicle ownership is on the increase, and it more than doubled over the period between 1986 and 2004, rising from 114,197 to 271,137 vehicles. The number of vehicles per capita has also increased, rising from 0.33 in 1986 to 0.7 in 2004. According to the NSO, in 2001 there were 1.5 cars per household - one of the highest rates in the world, and the First Communication of Malta to the UNFCCC predicted 1.74 vehicles per household for 2010. The chart indicates that the vehicle fleet in Malta has been increasing far more rapidly than the population since 1995. Compared to international rates of vehicle ownership per capita Malta's rate is high and close to those of Italy and the USA.

The State of the Environment Report 2005 is a Mepa publication available on www.mepa.org.mt.

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