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 81st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96 % | — |
| 2001 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97 % | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98 % | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98 % | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 98 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97 %, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 98 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98 %, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
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
- 81 Azerbaijan 98 % compare
- 81 Canada 98 % compare
- 81 Dominican Republic 98 % compare
- 81 Iraq 98 % compare
- 81 Kazakhstan 98 % compare
- 81 Nauru 98 % compare
- 81 Niue 98 % compare
- 81 North Macedonia 98 % compare
- 81 Saint Lucia 98 % compare
- 81 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 98 % compare
- 81 Seychelles 98 % compare
- 81 Suriname 98 % compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 81st out of 186 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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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.