People not using improved sanitation facilities in Malta
Malta: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities 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
Malta recorded 0 people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Malta peaked at 218.69 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2021.
Malta ranks 186th of 232 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 211.23 people | 203.13 people | 217.54 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 134.31 people | 47.72 people | 218.69 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.91 people | 0 people | 24.55 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 183 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 3.6 people compare
- 184 Finland 1.71 people compare
- 185 Chile 1.5 people compare
- 186 Andorra 0 people compare
- 186 Australia 0 people compare
- 186 Bahrain 0 people compare
- 186 Barbados 0 people compare
- 186 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 people compare
- 186 Brunei 0 people compare
- 186 Czechia 0 people compare
- 186 Denmark 0 people compare
- 186 Falkland Islands 0 people compare
- 186 Fiji 0 people compare
- 186 France 0 people compare
- 186 Germany 0 people compare
- 186 Gibraltar 0 people compare
- 186 Greece 0 people compare
- 186 Guernsey 0 people compare
- 186 Hungary 0 people compare
- 186 Iceland 0 people compare
- 186 Iran 0 people compare
- 186 Isle of Man 0 people compare
- 186 Jersey 0 people compare
- 186 Kazakhstan 0 people compare
- 186 Kuwait 0 people compare
- 186 Lebanon 0 people compare
- 186 Macao 0 people compare
- 186 Malaysia 0 people compare
- 186 Maldives 0 people compare
- 186 Mexico 0 people compare
- 186 Monaco 0 people compare
- 186 Montserrat 0 people compare
- 186 New Caledonia 0 people compare
- 186 New Zealand 0 people compare
- 186 Norway 0 people compare
- 186 Oman 0 people compare
- 186 Poland 0 people compare
- 186 Portugal 0 people compare
- 186 Puerto Rico 0 people compare
- 186 Saint Barthelemy 0 people compare
- 186 Saint Helena 0 people compare
- 186 Saint Martin (French part) 0 people compare
- 186 San Marino 0 people compare
- 186 Seychelles 0 people compare
- 186 Singapore 0 people compare
- 186 Spain 0 people compare
- 186 Switzerland 0 people compare
- 186 Tokelau 0 people compare
More reference data data for Malta
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 134.53 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Malta?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Malta was 0 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 218.69 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Malta ranks 186th out of 232 regions with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.