Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Malaysia

Malaysia: Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities was 85.79 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
85.79
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
44th
of 150 countries
All-time high
85.79
in 2024
All-time low
76.42
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Malaysia, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 76.42001: 76.62002: 76.82003: 76.92004: 77.12005: 77.32006: 77.42007: 77.62008: 77.92009: 78.22010: 78.72011: 79.22012: 79.72013: 80.22014: 80.62015: 81.12016: 81.62017: 82.12018: 82.72019: 83.42020: 84.12021: 84.72022: 85.42023: 85.62024: 85.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of the population with access to sanitation facilities 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, share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Malaysia peaked at 85.79 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.42, in 2000.

That places Malaysia 44th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Malaysia, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 76.42
2001 76.6 +0.2%
2002 76.77 +0.2%
2003 76.94 +0.2%
2004 77.1 +0.2%
2005 77.27 +0.2%
2006 77.42 +0.2%
2007 77.58 +0.2%
2008 77.91 +0.4%
2009 78.24 +0.4%
2010 78.72 +0.6%
2011 79.2 +0.6%
2012 79.68 +0.6%
2013 80.16 +0.6%
2014 80.64 +0.6%
2015 81.12 +0.6%
2016 81.61 +0.6%
2017 82.09 +0.6%
2018 82.72 +0.8%
2019 83.41 +0.8%
2020 84.07 +0.8%
2021 84.72 +0.8%
2022 85.37 +0.8%
2023 85.58 +0.2%
2024 85.79 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 41 New Zealand 88.8 compare
  2. 42 Spain 88.28 compare
  3. 43 Bailiwick of Guernsey 87.5 compare
  4. 45 Isle of Man 84.82 compare
  5. 46 Slovenia 84.54 compare
  6. 47 Saudi Arabia 83.89 compare

See the full ranking of 150 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Malaysia?
Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Malaysia was 85.79 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 85.79 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 76.42 in 2000.
How does Malaysia rank for share of the population with access to sanitation facilities?
Malaysia ranks 44th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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