Drinking water services in Malaysia
Malaysia: Drinking water services was 195,999 people in 2007. ▬ Flat
Drinking water services in Malaysia, 2000–2007
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water services in Malaysia is 195,999 people, measured in 2007. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
That places Malaysia 56th out of 231 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the top quarter.
Drinking water services in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 196,205 people | — |
| 2001 | 196,510 people | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 196,795 people | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 196,924 people | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 196,889 people | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 196,732 people | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 196,441 people | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 195,999 people | -0.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 195,999 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,292 people, 37.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More environment data for Malaysia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.9114 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Malaysia?
- Drinking water services in Malaysia was 195,999 people in 2007, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 196,924 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 195,999 people in 2007.
- How does Malaysia rank for drinking water services?
- Malaysia ranks 56th out of 231 countries with data for 2007.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.