Water Use Efficiency in Malaysia
Malaysia: Water Use Efficiency was 67.22 USD/m3 in 2023. β² Rising
Water Use Efficiency in Malaysia, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in USD/m3.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 67.22 USD/m3 for water use efficiency in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water use efficiency in Malaysia peaked at 67.22 USD/m3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.81 USD/m3, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 38th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.85 USD/m3 | 25.81 USD/m3 | 36.11 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.04 USD/m3 | 38.18 USD/m3 | 61.39 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.88 USD/m3 | 57.54 USD/m3 | 67.22 USD/m3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 35 Australia and New Zealand 72.67 USD/m3 compare
- 36 Iceland 71.58 USD/m3 compare
- 37 Melanesia 69.13 USD/m3 compare
- 39 Democratic Republic of the Congo 66.59 USD/m3 compare
- 40 Republic of Korea 63.91 USD/m3 compare
- 41 Barbados 61.68 USD/m3 compare
More environment data for Malaysia
- Standard Deviation 0.179 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 1.20 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 1.33 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 26,142 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 12,792 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 1.29 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 2.73 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 650,242 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 658,658 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water use efficiency in Malaysia?
- Water use efficiency in Malaysia was 67.22 USD/m3 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.22 USD/m3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.81 USD/m3 in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for water use efficiency?
- Malaysia ranks 38th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Water Use Efficiency (United States dollars per cubic meter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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