Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita was 45.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita in Malaysia, 1990–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 45.6% for agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Malaysia peaked at 82.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 1996.
Malaysia ranks 109th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 82.0% | — |
| 1991 | 78.2% | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 73.6% | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 68.2% | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 61.7% | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 53.8% | -12.9% |
| 1996 | 45.6% | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.0% | 45.6% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 45.6% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 45.6% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 45.6% | 45.6% | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0822 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,078 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.913 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2261 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Malaysia?
- Agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Malaysia was 45.6% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 1996.
- How does Malaysia rank for agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 109th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total water withdrawals used in agriculture versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.