GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation in Malta
Malta: GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation was 0.571 5 year moving average in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.571 5 year moving average
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
173rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.75 5 year moving average
in 2004
All-time low
0.571 5 year moving average
in 2023
Years of data
20
2004–2023
GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation in Malta, 2004–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.571 5 year moving average for goal 6: clean water and sanitation in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goal 6: clean water and sanitation in Malta peaked at 0.75 5 year moving average in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.571 5 year moving average, in 2023.
That places Malta 173rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation in Malta, year by year
| Year | 5 year moving average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.75 5 year moving average | — |
| 2005 | 0.75 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.75 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.75 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.75 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.75 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6 5 year moving average | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.625 5 year moving average | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.625 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.571 5 year moving average | -8.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.571 5 year moving average is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.714 5 year moving average, 80% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.571 5 year moving average is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.857 5 year moving average, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.75 5 year moving average | 0.75 5 year moving average | 0.75 5 year moving average | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6134 5 year moving average | 0.6 5 year moving average | 0.667 5 year moving average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.622 5 year moving average | 0.571 5 year moving average | 0.667 5 year moving average | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 173 Cyprus 0.571 5 year moving average compare
- 173 Israel 0.571 5 year moving average compare
- 173 Liechtenstein 0.571 5 year moving average compare
- 173 Marshall Islands 0.571 5 year moving average compare
- 173 Russia 0.571 5 year moving average compare
- 173 Seychelles 0.571 5 year moving average compare
- 173 Singapore 0.571 5 year moving average compare
- 173 Solomon Islands 0.571 5 year moving average compare
- 173 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.571 5 year moving average compare
- 173 Tuvalu 0.571 5 year moving average compare
- 173 Vanuatu 0.571 5 year moving average compare
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goal 6: clean water and sanitation in Malta?
- Goal 6: clean water and sanitation in Malta was 0.571 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
- What is the highest goal 6: clean water and sanitation recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.75 5 year moving average in 2004.
- What is the lowest goal 6: clean water and sanitation recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.571 5 year moving average in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for goal 6: clean water and sanitation?
- Malta ranks 173rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goal 6: clean water and sanitation rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
SDG Goal 6 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database