Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 95.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 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
The most recent figure for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Malaysia is 95.2%, measured in 2024. 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 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Malaysia peaked at 95.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92.4%, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 77th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.4% | — |
| 2001 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 92.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 95.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 95.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.4%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.9% | 92.4% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 93.5% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 94.7% | 95.2% | 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 of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Malaysia?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Malaysia was 95.2% 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 the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.4% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Malaysia ranks 77th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. 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.