Annual freshwater withdrawals in Malaysia
Malaysia: Annual freshwater withdrawals was 6.71 billion billion cubic meters in 2022. ▼ Falling
Annual freshwater withdrawals in Malaysia, 1990–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion cubic meters.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 6.71 billion billion cubic meters for annual freshwater withdrawals in 2022.
That represents a change of up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals in Malaysia peaked at 10.11 billion billion cubic meters in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.48 billion billion cubic meters, in 1996.
Malaysia ranks 60th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.29 billion billion cubic meters | 5.48 billion billion cubic meters | 10.11 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.82 billion billion cubic meters | 5.64 billion billion cubic meters | 5.99 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.34 billion billion cubic meters | 6.03 billion billion cubic meters | 6.71 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.71 billion billion cubic meters | 6.71 billion billion cubic meters | 6.71 billion billion cubic meters | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 57 Laos 7.35 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 58 Dominican Republic 7.14 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 59 Cuba 6.96 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 61 Portugal 6.13 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 62 Libya 5.72 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 63 Bulgaria 5.44 billion billion cubic meters compare
More environment data for Malaysia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 332.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.34 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.89 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0205 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0252 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0898 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3735 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 12.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals in Malaysia?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals in Malaysia was 6.71 billion billion cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.11 billion billion cubic meters in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.48 billion billion cubic meters in 1996.
- How does Malaysia rank for annual freshwater withdrawals?
- Malaysia ranks 60th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals. 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, measured in cubic metres (m³) per year. Total water withdrawals are the sum of withdrawals for agriculture, industry and municipal (domestic uses). Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source.