Malta
Location
- Geographical region: Southern Europe, Europe
- SDG region: SDG Europe and Northern America
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 320 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 32% agriculture, 1% forest and 67% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 523,417 people (2022)
- Population density: 1642 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 95% lives in urban areas and 5% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 20,602,817,870 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 39,362 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 0% from agriculture, 76% from services and 12% from industry (2020 - 2022)
SDG 6 snapshot in Malta
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Malta, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Malta, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Malta, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Malta, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Malta, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Malta (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Malta, by source (2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Malta (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Malta, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 560 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 117 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 146 m3 per capita (2016)
Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()
6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Malta, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Malta, by sector (2020)
Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Malta, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water resources management
6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Malta, progress over time, by dimension
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Malta, progress over time, by component
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)