Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 98 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Malaysia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 98 % for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Malaysia peaked at 98 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 96 %, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 82nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.5 % | 96 % | 97 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4 % | 97 % | 98 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 98 % | 98 % | 98 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 82 Azerbaijan 98 % compare
- 82 Canada 98 % compare
- 82 Dominican Republic 98 % compare
- 82 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 98 % compare
- 82 Iraq 98 % compare
- 82 Kazakhstan 98 % compare
- 82 Nauru 98 % compare
- 82 Niue 98 % compare
- 82 North Macedonia 98 % compare
- 82 Saint Lucia 98 % compare
- 82 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 98 % compare
- 82 Seychelles 98 % compare
- 82 Suriname 98 % compare
More environment data for Malaysia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.62 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 442 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 225 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.86 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 3.45 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 281 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 86.11 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 7,014 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 10.44 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 850.4 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Malaysia?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Malaysia was 98 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 98 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96 % in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Malaysia ranks 82nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.