Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services was 96 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Malaysia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Malaysia stood at 96 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Malaysia peaked at 96 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 93 %, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 78th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93 % | — |
| 2001 | 93 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 93 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94 % | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96 % | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.8 % | 93 % | 95 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.4 % | 95 % | 96 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 96 % | 96 % | 96 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 8.22 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.22 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Malaysia?
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Malaysia was 96 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 96 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93 % in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Malaysia ranks 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.