People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Malta
Malta: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using safely managed 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
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Malta is 0 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Malta peaked at 391,990 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2021.
Malta ranks 146th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Malta, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 391,990 people | — |
| 2001 | 391,895 people | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 371,882 people | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 351,433 people | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 330,593 people | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 309,406 people | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 287,646 people | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 265,375 people | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 242,904 people | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 220,240 people | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 197,362 people | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 174,284 people | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 150,961 people | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 127,351 people | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 104,518 people | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 81,800 people | -21.7% |
| 2016 | 57,841 people | -29.3% |
| 2017 | 32,854 people | -43.2% |
| 2018 | 6,461 people | -80.3% |
| 2019 | 47.72 people | -99.3% |
| 2020 | 24.55 people | -48.6% |
| 2021 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 481,577 people. (60 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.48 million people. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -100.0% | 24.55 people | 0 people |
| 2019 | -99.3% | 6,461 people | 47.72 people |
| 2018 | -80.3% | 32,854 people | 6,461 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 316,336 people | 220,240 people | 391,990 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 93,348 people | 47.72 people | 197,362 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.91 people | 0 people | 24.55 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Malta?
- People not using safely managed 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 safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 391,990 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Malta ranks 146th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed 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 safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.