Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Malaysia
Malaysia: Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services was 85.79 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Malaysia, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Malaysia is 85.79, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Malaysia peaked at 85.79 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.42, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 42nd of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.23 | 76.42 | 78.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.93 | 78.72 | 83.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.11 | 84.07 | 85.79 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 39 Romania 89.8 compare
- 40 New Zealand 88.8 compare
- 41 Spain 88.28 compare
- 43 Isle of Man 84.82 compare
- 44 Slovenia 84.54 compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 83.89 compare
More population data for Malaysia
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.278 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.91 million (2100)
- Population density 134 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.278 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1472 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.8625 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 41,032 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.8627 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.54 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 138,417 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Malaysia?
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Malaysia was 85.79 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.79 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.42 in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Malaysia ranks 42nd out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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