Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Malta
Malta: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 45.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 45.5% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Malta peaked at 56.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2000.
That places Malta 41st out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.0% | — |
| 2001 | 39.9% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 41.8% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 42.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 44.5% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 46.8% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 51.4% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 56.5% | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 52.5% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 48.7% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.1% | 38.0% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 46.8% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 45.0% | 50.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Malta?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Malta was 45.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Malta ranks 41st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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