Share using safely managed drinking water in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share using safely managed drinking water was 94.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share using safely managed drinking water 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
In 2024, share using safely managed drinking water in Malaysia stood at 94.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Malaysia peaked at 94.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.8%, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 60th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.5% | 91.8% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 93.3% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 94.4% | 94.7% | 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 using safely managed drinking water in Malaysia?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Malaysia was 94.7% 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 using safely managed drinking water recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.8% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Malaysia ranks 60th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.