People not using improved drinking water sources in Malaysia
Malaysia: People not using improved drinking water sources was 605,505 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved drinking water sources in Malaysia stood at 605,505 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Malaysia peaked at 803,570 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 605,505 people, in 2024.
That places Malaysia 66th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 775,965 people | 743,060 people | 803,570 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 695,147 people | 657,584 people | 733,438 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 626,048 people | 605,505 people | 647,372 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Malaysia?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Malaysia was 605,505 people 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 people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 803,570 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 605,505 people in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Malaysia ranks 66th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.