Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Malaysia
Malaysia: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 3.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Malaysia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Malaysia is 3.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Malaysia peaked at 3.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 152nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 149 Sweden 3.6% compare
- 150 Brunei Darussalam 3.5% compare
- 150 Brunei Darussalam 3.5% compare
- 153 Togo 3.4% compare
- 154 Antigua and Barbuda 3.1% compare
- 155 Lesotho 2.6% compare
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- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
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- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Malaysia?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Malaysia was 3.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Malaysia ranks 152nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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