Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Malta

Malta: Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities was 100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 232 countries
All-time high
100
in 2021
All-time low
99.95
in 2010
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Malta, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 99.92001: 99.92002: 99.92003: 99.92004: 99.92005: 99.92006: 99.92007: 99.92008: 99.92009: 99.92010: 99.92011: 1002012: 1002013: 1002014: 1002015: 1002016: 1002017: 1002018: 1002019: 1002020: 1002021: 1002022: 1002023: 1002024: 100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malta recorded 100 for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Malta peaked at 100 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 99.95, in 2010.

Malta ranks 1st of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Malta, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 99.95 —
2001 99.95 -0.0%
2002 99.95 -0.0%
2003 99.95 -0.0%
2004 99.95 -0.0%
2005 99.95 -0.0%
2006 99.95 -0.0%
2007 99.95 +0.0%
2008 99.95 -0.0%
2009 99.95 +0.0%
2010 99.95 +0.0%
2011 99.95 +0.0%
2012 99.96 +0.0%
2013 99.96 +0.0%
2014 99.97 +0.0%
2015 99.97 +0.0%
2016 99.98 +0.0%
2017 99.98 +0.0%
2018 99.99 +0.0%
2019 99.99 +0.0%
2020 100 +0.0%
2021 100 +0.0%
2022 100 +0.0%
2023 100 +0.0%
2024 100 +0.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.09, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 100 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97.61, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 99.95 99.95 99.95 10
2010s 99.97 99.95 99.99 10
2020s 100 100 100 5

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 1 Andorra 100 compare
  2. 1 Australia 100 compare
  3. 1 Bahrain 100 compare
  4. 1 Brunei 100 compare
  5. 1 Falkland Islands 100 compare
  6. 1 Gibraltar 100 compare
  7. 1 Guernsey 100 compare
  8. 1 Isle of Man 100 compare
  9. 1 Jersey 100 compare
  10. 1 Kuwait 100 compare
  11. 1 Macao 100 compare
  12. 1 Mayotte 100 compare
  13. 1 Monaco 100 compare
  14. 1 New Caledonia 100 compare
  15. 1 New Zealand 100 compare
  16. 1 Puerto Rico 100 compare
  17. 1 Saint Barthelemy 100 compare
  18. 1 Saint Helena 100 compare
  19. 1 Saint Martin (French Part) 100 compare
  20. 1 San Marino 100 compare
  21. 1 Singapore 100 compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Malta?
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Malta was 100 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 2021.
What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 99.95 in 2010.
How does Malta rank for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities?
Malta ranks 1st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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