Population using at least basic sanitation services in Malaysia
Malaysia: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 95.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
59th
of 174 countries
All-time high
95.9%
in 2021
All-time low
90.7%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Malaysia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic sanitation services in Malaysia stood at 95.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Malaysia peaked at 95.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 59th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.7% | — |
| 2001 | 91.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 91.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 95.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.2%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 95.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 85.5%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.9% | 90.7% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 93.2% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 95.8% | 95.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 population using at least basic sanitation services in Malaysia?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Malaysia was 95.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Malaysia ranks 59th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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