Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 1.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 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 population not using improved drinking water sources in Malaysia is 1.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Malaysia peaked at 3.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2024.
That places Malaysia 106th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 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 not using improved drinking water sources in Malaysia?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Malaysia was 1.7% 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 of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Malaysia ranks 106th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.