Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 98.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Malaysia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Malaysia is 98.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Malaysia peaked at 98.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.5%, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 126th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.5% | — |
| 2001 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 98.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.8%, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 98.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.8%, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.9% | 96.5% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 97.4% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 98.1% | 98.3% | 5 |
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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Malaysia?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Malaysia was 98.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.5% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 126th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.