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Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Malta

Malta: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 455.56 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
455.56 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Change on year
up 10.9%
Rank
8th
of 179 regions
All-time high
455.56 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
All-time low
87.09 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 1984
Years of data
43
1980–2022

Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Malta, 1980–2022

1002003004005001980200120221980: 121.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1981: 112.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1982: 103.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1983: 93.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1984: 87.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1985: 98.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1986: 103.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1987: 109.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1988: 120.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1989: 131.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1990: 142.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1991: 153.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1992: 162.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1993: 172.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1994: 185.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1995: 199.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1996: 194.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1997: 193 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1998: 191.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1999: 190.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2000: 216.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2001: 204.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2002: 201 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2003: 205 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2004: 205.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2005: 205.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2006: 206.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2007: 213.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2008: 229.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2009: 255.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2010: 210.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2011: 228 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2012: 225.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2013: 208.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2014: 229.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2015: 271.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2016: 281.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2017: 289.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2018: 334.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2019: 365.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2020: 347.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2021: 410.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2022: 455.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

Analysis

Malta recorded 455.56 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in 2022. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.

The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 102.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Malta peaked at 455.56 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 87.09 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 1984.

That places Malta 8th out of 179 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 108.13 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 87.09 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 131.76 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
1990s 178.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 142.06 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 199.83 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2000s 214.34 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 200.96 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 255.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2010s 264.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 208.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 365.22 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2020s 404.73 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 347.78 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 455.56 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 3

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 5 Qatar 683.63 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  2. 6 Equatorial Guinea 503.19 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  3. 7 Switzerland 480.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  4. 9 United Kingdom 388.91 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  5. 10 Denmark 373.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  6. 11 Antigua and Barbuda 366.28 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Malta?
Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Malta was 455.56 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 455.56 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022.
What is the lowest water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 87.09 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 1984.
How does Malta rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
Malta ranks 8th out of 179 regions with data for 2022.
Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 102.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal
Unit
constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 6,112 data points, 1962–2022
Last refreshed

Water productivity is calculated as total gross domestic product (GDP), measured in constant 2015 US$ divided by annual total water withdrawal.