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.
Share using safely managed drinking water in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.8% | — |
| 2001 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 94.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 94.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.6%, 1.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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 fecal and priority chemical contamination.