Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 97.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 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
Malaysia recorded 97.9% for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Malaysia peaked at 97.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.1%, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 112th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.6% | 96.1% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 97.1% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.7% | 97.9% | 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Malaysia?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Malaysia was 97.9% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.1% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Malaysia ranks 112th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. 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, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.