Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Malta
Malta: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.8429 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Malta, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.8429 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 0.8429 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0076, in 2000.
That places Malta 190th out of 219 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.0076 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1478 | +1837.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1895 | +28.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3153 | +66.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4207 | +33.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5087 | +20.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3947 | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3981 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3283 | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2717 | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2849 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3135 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3811 | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4224 | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4629 | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4322 | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5187 | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5354 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5565 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6208 | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.676 | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7483 | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8429 | +12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2982 | 0.0076 | 0.5087 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4528 | 0.2849 | 0.6208 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7558 | 0.676 | 0.8429 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 187 Grenada 1.03 compare
- 188 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.9976 compare
- 189 Guernsey 0.8456 compare
- 191 Guam 0.7468 compare
- 192 American Samoa 0.7369 compare
- 193 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.7067 compare
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- 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 16.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0393 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD 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 0.8429 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 0.8429 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0076 in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Malta ranks 190th out of 219 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 (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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