Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Malta
Malta: Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Malta, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Malta is 0, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Malta peaked at 0.0517 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2023.
Malta ranks 193rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0508 | — |
| 2001 | 0.051 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0511 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0512 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0514 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0515 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0516 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0516 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0517 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0517 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0517 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0471 | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0424 | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0377 | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.033 | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0283 | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0236 | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0189 | -19.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0142 | -24.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0095 | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0047 | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | -32.2% |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0567. (85 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2084. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -100.0% | 0.0047 | 0 |
| 2023 | -100.0% | 0 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0514 | 0.0508 | 0.0517 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0306 | 0.0095 | 0.0517 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 | 0 | 0.0047 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 190 Denmark 0 compare
- 191 Portugal 0 compare
- 192 Qatar 0 compare
- 193 Hungary 0 compare
- 193 New Zealand 0 compare
- 193 Oman 0 compare
- 193 Kuwait 0
- 193 Isle of Man 0
- 193 Seychelles 0 compare
- 193 Fiji 0 compare
- 193 Australia 0 compare
- 193 India 0 compare
- 193 New Caledonia 0
- 193 Malaysia 0 compare
- 193 Saint Barthelemy 0 compare
- 193 Tokelau 0 compare
- 193 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 compare
- 193 Gibraltar 0
- 193 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 compare
- 193 Barbados 0 compare
- 193 Mayotte 0 compare
- 193 Kazakhstan 0 compare
- 193 Montserrat 0 compare
- 193 Greece 0 compare
- 193 Iceland 0 compare
- 193 Czechia 0 compare
- 193 Monaco 0
- 193 Singapore 0
- 193 Falkland Islands 0 compare
- 193 Saint Helena 0 compare
- 193 Lebanon 0 compare
- 193 Andorra 0 compare
- 193 Norway 0 compare
- 193 Poland 0 compare
- 193 Macao 0
- 193 San Marino 0
- 193 Brunei 0 compare
- 193 Bahrain 0 compare
- 193 Germany 0 compare
- 193 Puerto Rico 0 compare
- 193 Spain 0 compare
More population data for Malta
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 522.74 Persons (2050)
- Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection and NUTS 3 -0.2548 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4258 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8129 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.3593 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8129 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 11,503 people (2100)
- Population density 1,125 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Malta?
- Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Malta was 0 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0517 in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites?
- Malta ranks 193rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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