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Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Malaysia

Malaysia: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 57.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
57.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
61st
of 179 countries
All-time high
57.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
All-time low
7.38 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Malaysia, 1990–2022

02040601990200620221990: 7.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1991: 8.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1992: 10.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1993: 12.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1994: 14.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1995: 15.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1996: 23.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1997: 25.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1998: 23.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1999: 24.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2000: 26.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2001: 26.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2002: 27.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2003: 28.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2004: 30.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2005: 32 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2006: 33.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2007: 35.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2008: 36.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2009: 36.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2010: 38.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2011: 40.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2012: 42.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2013: 44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2014: 46.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2015: 48.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2016: 48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2017: 49.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2018: 52.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2019: 54.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2020: 51.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2021: 53.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2022: 57.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 57.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Malaysia peaked at 57.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.38 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 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, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Malaysia, year by year

Year constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal Change
1990 7.38 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal —
1991 8.72 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +18.1%
1992 10.29 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +18.1%
1993 12.36 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +20.1%
1994 14.87 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +20.4%
1995 15.65 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.2%
1996 23.54 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +50.4%
1997 25.08 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.6%
1998 23.07 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -8.0%
1999 24.32 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.4%
2000 26.29 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +8.1%
2001 26.24 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -0.2%
2002 27.47 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.7%
2003 28.86 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.1%
2004 30.61 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.1%
2005 32.03 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.6%
2006 33.59 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.9%
2007 35.47 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.6%
2008 36.94 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.1%
2009 36.15 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -2.2%
2010 38.58 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.7%
2011 40.36 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.6%
2012 42.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.8%
2013 44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.0%
2014 46.35 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.3%
2015 48.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.4%
2016 48.04 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -0.7%
2017 49.66 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.4%
2018 52.06 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.8%
2019 54.36 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.4%
2020 51.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -5.5%
2021 53.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.3%
2022 57.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +9.0%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 57.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.88 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 3.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 57.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.39 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 2.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1996 +50.4% 15.65 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 23.54 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.53 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 7.38 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 25.08 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2000s 31.37 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 26.24 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 36.94 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2010s 46.41 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 38.58 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 54.36 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2020s 54.13 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 51.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 57.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 3

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 58 Japan 58.79 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  2. 59 Cote d'Ivoire 58.25 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  3. 60 Panama 57.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  4. 62 Fiji 57.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  5. 63 Oman 54.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  6. 64 Jordan 51.07 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Malaysia?
Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Malaysia was 57.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 57.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022.
What is the lowest water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.38 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 1990.
How does Malaysia rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
Malaysia ranks 61st out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal 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 Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal
Unit
constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 6,112 data points, 1962–2022
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Water productivity is calculated as total gross domestic product (GDP), measured in constant 2015 US$ divided by annual total water withdrawal.