Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Malaysia

Malaysia: Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities was 95.88 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
95.88
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
57th
of 173 countries
All-time high
95.88
in 2021
All-time low
90.71
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

0204060801002000201220242000: 90.72001: 912002: 91.22003: 91.52004: 91.72005: 922006: 92.22007: 92.52008: 92.72009: 932010: 93.22011: 93.52012: 93.82013: 942014: 94.32015: 94.52016: 94.82017: 952018: 95.32019: 95.52020: 95.82021: 95.92022: 95.92023: 95.92024: 95.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Malaysia stood at 95.88. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Malaysia peaked at 95.88 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 90.71, in 2000.

Malaysia ranks 57th of 173 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.

Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Malaysia, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 90.71
2001 90.96 +0.3%
2002 91.21 +0.3%
2003 91.47 +0.3%
2004 91.72 +0.3%
2005 91.98 +0.3%
2006 92.23 +0.3%
2007 92.49 +0.3%
2008 92.74 +0.3%
2009 93 +0.3%
2010 93.25 +0.3%
2011 93.5 +0.3%
2012 93.76 +0.3%
2013 94.01 +0.3%
2014 94.27 +0.3%
2015 94.52 +0.3%
2016 94.78 +0.3%
2017 95.03 +0.3%
2018 95.29 +0.3%
2019 95.54 +0.3%
2020 95.79 +0.3%
2021 95.88 +0.1%
2022 95.88 +0.0%
2023 95.88 +0.0%
2024 95.88 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 91.85 90.71 93 10
2010s 94.39 93.25 95.54 10
2020s 95.86 95.79 95.88 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 54 Mauritius 96.83 compare
  2. 55 Paraguay 96.26 compare
  3. 56 Slovakia 96.18 compare
  4. 58 Saudi Arabia 95.65 compare
  5. 59 Serbia 95.51 compare
  6. 60 China 95.21 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Malaysia?
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Malaysia was 95.88 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 95.88 in 2021.
What is the lowest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 90.71 in 2000.
How does Malaysia rank for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities?
Malaysia ranks 57th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,269 data points, 2000–2024
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