Drinking water services in rural areas in Malaysia
Malaysia: Drinking water services in rural areas was 179,388 people in 2007. ▬ Flat
Latest (2007)
179,388 people
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
52nd
of 178 countries
All-time high
183,394 people
in 2000
All-time low
179,388 people
in 2007
Years of data
8
2000–2007
Drinking water services in rural areas 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
In 2007, drinking water services in rural areas in Malaysia stood at 179,388 people. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Malaysia ranks 52nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Drinking water services in rural areas in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 183,394 people | — |
| 2001 | 183,187 people | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 182,944 people | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 182,535 people | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 181,956 people | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 181,247 people | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 180,397 people | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 179,388 people | -0.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 179,388 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 845.16 people, 212.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 179,388 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 211.69 people, 847.4× the median. (24 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 rural areas in Malaysia?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Malaysia was 179,388 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 in rural areas recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 183,394 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 179,388 people in 2007.
- How does Malaysia rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Malaysia ranks 52nd out of 178 countries with data for 2007.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 in rural areas. 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.