Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Malta
Malta: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 100.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using safely managed sanitation in Malta is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Malta peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
That places Malta 1st out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +36.8% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +207.2% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | +67.5% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | +40.3% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | +28.8% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 36.4% | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 70.3% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 81.6% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 87.3% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.1%, 1.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Malta's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.5%, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +207.2% | 2.7% | 8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.8% | 2.0% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 53.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation in Malta?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Malta was 100.0% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Malta ranks 1st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.