Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Malta
Malta: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Malta, 2000–2022
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Malta is 0.1%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Malta peaked at 0.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Malta 176th out of 208 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +300.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +75.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +57.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +45.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +27.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -27.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -38.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 13% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 43% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of land covered by lakes and rivers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +300.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 173 Central African Republic 0.1% compare
- 173 Equatorial Guinea 0.1% compare
- 173 Sudan 0.1% compare
- 176 Australia 0.1% compare
- 176 Panama 0.1% compare
- 176 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1% 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 share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Malta?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Malta was 0.1% in 2022, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Malta ranks 176th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).