Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Malta
Malta: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Malta, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.3% for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 121.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Malta peaked at 0.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Malta ranks 136th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +1841.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +28.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +66.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +33.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +20.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +12.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 93% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1841.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 133 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.3% compare
- 134 Uganda 0.3% compare
- 135 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3% compare
- 137 Cameroon 0.3% compare
- 138 Ghana 0.3% compare
- 139 Costa Rica 0.3% compare
More environment data for Malta
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate -3.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate -4.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Malta?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Malta was 0.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Malta ranks 136th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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