Bahamas vs Malta: Municipal water withdrawal
Bahamas
31.00 million cubic meters
in 2023
Malta
40.91 million cubic meters
in 2023
Bahamas rank
162nd
Malta rank
160th
Municipal water withdrawal over time
- Bahamas
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 40.91 million cubic meters against 31.00 million cubic meters in Bahamas, a difference of 9.91 million cubic meters.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.3 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.
Bahamas ranks 162nd and Malta ranks 160th of 183 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.08 million cubic meters | 30.45 million cubic meters | 3.38 million cubic meters | Malta |
| 2010s | 30.72 million cubic meters | 28.58 million cubic meters | 2.14 million cubic meters | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 31.00 million cubic meters | 39.09 million cubic meters | 8.09 million cubic meters | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Bahamas or Malta?
- Malta, at 40.91 million cubic meters against 31.00 million cubic meters in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Bahamas and Malta?
- 9.91 million cubic meters, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Malta?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Malta rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?
- Bahamas ranks 162nd and Malta ranks 160th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.