Renewable internal freshwater per person in Malta

Malta had 95 cubic metres of renewable internal freshwater per person in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Renewable internal freshwater per person Unit: Cubic metres per person Data: 1961 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Malta, 2022 95 Cubic metres per person
Change from 2021 −2.4% 2021: 97 m³ per person
European Union, 2022 3,041 m³ per person Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022 2,933 m³ per person Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2022 170th of 181 See the full ranking

Renewable internal freshwater per person in Malta over time

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Cubic metres per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable internal freshwater per person (cubic metres per person), 1998 to 2022
Period MaltaEuropean Union
2022 95 m³ per person 3,041 m³ per person
2021 97 m³ per person 3,047 m³ per person
2020 98 m³ per person 3,043 m³ per person
2019 100 m³ per person 3,043 m³ per person
2018 104 m³ per person 3,048 m³ per person
2017 108 m³ per person 3,053 m³ per person
2016 111 m³ per person 3,058 m³ per person
2015 114 m³ per person 3,064 m³ per person
2014 116 m³ per person 3,070 m³ per person
2013 119 m³ per person 3,073 m³ per person
2012 120 m³ per person 3,076 m³ per person
2011 121 m³ per person 3,080 m³ per person
2010 122 m³ per person 3,076 m³ per person
2009 122 m³ per person 3,081 m³ per person
2008 123 m³ per person 3,088 m³ per person
2007 124 m³ per person 3,099 m³ per person
2006 125 m³ per person 3,110 m³ per person
2005 125 m³ per person 3,120 m³ per person
2004 126 m³ per person 3,132 m³ per person
2003 127 m³ per person 3,144 m³ per person
2002 128 m³ per person 3,155 m³ per person
2001 128 m³ per person 3,163 m³ per person
2000 129 m³ per person 3,167 m³ per person
1999 130 m³ per person 3,171 m³ per person
1998 131 m³ per person 3,176 m³ per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.4% from 97 m³ per person in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 120 m³ per person, the figure has changed by −20.9%.
  • Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Malta has the 170th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2022 was 3,041 m³ per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
ER.H2O.INTR.PC · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2022 for Malta
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT