Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Malaysia

Malaysia: Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities was 96.02 in 2024. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2024)
96.02
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
100th
of 225 countries
All-time high
96.02
in 2024
All-time low
93.09
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Malaysia, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 93.12001: 93.32002: 93.52003: 93.62004: 93.82005: 942006: 94.12007: 94.32008: 94.42009: 94.62010: 94.72011: 94.92012: 952013: 95.22014: 95.32015: 95.42016: 95.62017: 95.72018: 95.82019: 95.92020: 962021: 962022: 962023: 962024: 96

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 96.02 for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Malaysia peaked at 96.02 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.09, in 2000.

Malaysia ranks 100th of 225 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 93.87 93.09 94.6 10
2010s 95.37 94.75 95.94 10
2020s 96.01 96 96.02 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 97 Uzbekistan, Republic of 96.55 compare
  2. 98 Jordan 96.41 compare
  3. 99 Lithuania 96.4 compare
  4. 101 Tajikistan, Republic of 95.99 compare
  5. 102 Paraguay 95.93 compare
  6. 103 Croatia 95.79 compare

See the full ranking of 232 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Malaysia?
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Malaysia was 96.02 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 96.02 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 93.09 in 2000.
How does Malaysia rank for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities?
Malaysia ranks 100th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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