People using at least a basic drinking water source in Malta
Malta: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 539,607 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Malta, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least a basic drinking water source in Malta is 539,607 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Malta peaked at 539,607 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 399,895 people, in 2000.
Malta ranks 169th of 231 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 411,300 people | 399,895 people | 420,795 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 449,355 people | 422,651 people | 504,015 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 528,668 people | 518,207 people | 539,607 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 166 Montenegro 633,883 people compare
- 167 Suriname 621,729 people compare
- 168 Solomon Islands 586,620 people compare
- 170 Maldives 526,524 people compare
- 171 Cape Verde 484,357 people compare
- 172 Brunei 462,721 people compare
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 people using at least a basic drinking water source in Malta?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Malta was 539,607 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 539,607 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 399,895 people in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Malta ranks 169th out of 231 regions with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.