Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Malta
Malta: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total was 0.0367 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Malta, 1980–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in billion cubic meters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Malta is 0.0367 billion cubic meters, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Malta peaked at 0.0461 billion cubic meters in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.02 billion cubic meters, in 1980.
Malta ranks 170th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0255 billion cubic meters | 0.02 billion cubic meters | 0.0296 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0254 billion cubic meters | 0.0233 billion cubic meters | 0.0294 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0343 billion cubic meters | 0.0309 billion cubic meters | 0.0368 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0423 billion cubic meters | 0.0381 billion cubic meters | 0.0461 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0392 billion cubic meters | 0.0367 billion cubic meters | 0.0413 billion cubic meters | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 167 Lesotho 0.0438 billion cubic meters compare
- 168 Saint Lucia 0.0429 billion cubic meters compare
- 169 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0409 billion cubic meters compare
- 171 Dominica 0.02 billion cubic meters compare
- 172 Equatorial Guinea 0.0198 billion cubic meters compare
- 173 Djibouti 0.019 billion cubic meters compare
More climate change data for Malta
- Population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Population, total 579,704 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Urban population 554,664 (2025)
- Urban population 95.7% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 72.6% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 29.0% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 8.0% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 7.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Malta?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Malta was 0.0367 billion cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, total recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0461 billion cubic meters in 2013.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, total recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 billion cubic meters in 1980.
- How does Malta rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Malta ranks 170th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, total rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes.