People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Malta
Malta: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 100.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using safely managed sanitation services in Malta, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services in Malta is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Malta peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
That places Malta 1st out of 146 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.
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of population | 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 People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Malta?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Malta was 100.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Malta ranks 1st out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.