Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 57.89 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Malaysia, 1990–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (.
Analysis
In 2022, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Malaysia stood at 57.89. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Malaysia peaked at 57.89 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.38, in 1990.
Malaysia ranks 61st of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.38 | — |
| 1991 | 8.72 | +18.1% |
| 1992 | 10.29 | +18.1% |
| 1993 | 12.36 | +20.1% |
| 1994 | 14.87 | +20.4% |
| 1995 | 15.65 | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 23.54 | +50.4% |
| 1997 | 25.08 | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 23.07 | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 24.32 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 26.29 | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 26.24 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 27.47 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 28.86 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 30.61 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 32.03 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 33.59 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 35.47 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 36.94 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 36.15 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 38.58 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 40.36 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 42.3 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 44 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 46.35 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 48.4 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 48.04 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 49.66 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 52.06 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 54.36 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 51.4 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 53.1 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 57.89 | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.53 | 7.38 | 25.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.37 | 26.24 | 36.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.41 | 38.58 | 54.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.13 | 51.4 | 57.89 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
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- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Malaysia?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Malaysia was 57.89 in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (.
- What is the highest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.89 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.38 in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Malaysia ranks 61st out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (, published as part of Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Water productivity is calculated as GDP in constant prices divided by annual total water withdrawal.