Municipal water withdrawal in Malta
Malta: Municipal water withdrawal was 15.30 million billion m³ per year in 2015. ▲ Rising
Municipal water withdrawal in Malta, 1970–2015
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion m³ per year.
Analysis
Malta recorded 15.30 million billion m³ per year for municipal water withdrawal in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Malta peaked at 49.00 million billion m³ per year in 1995 and was at its lowest, 14.80 million billion m³ per year, in 2010.
Malta ranks 34th of 35 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.95 million billion m³ per year | 16.00 million billion m³ per year | 17.90 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.90 million billion m³ per year | 26.90 million billion m³ per year | 26.90 million billion m³ per year | 1 |
| 1990s | 49.00 million billion m³ per year | 49.00 million billion m³ per year | 49.00 million billion m³ per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.40 million billion m³ per year | 34.40 million billion m³ per year | 34.40 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.05 million billion m³ per year | 14.80 million billion m³ per year | 15.30 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
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More environment data for Malta
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.94 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.2389 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1836 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Malta?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Malta was 15.30 million billion m³ per year in 2015, according to FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 49.00 million billion m³ per year in 1995.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.80 million billion m³ per year in 2010.
- How does Malta rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Malta ranks 34th out of 35 regions with data for 2015.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total water withdrawal for municipal (domestic) purposes, measured in cubic metres (m³) per year. Municipal water is the annual quantity of water withdrawn primarily for the direct use by the population.