People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Malaysia
Malaysia: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural was 95.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Malaysia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 95.9% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Malaysia peaked at 95.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 56th of 171 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.
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.7% | — |
| 2001 | 91.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 91.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.9% | 90.7% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 93.2% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 95.8% | 95.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Malaysia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Malaysia was 95.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- Malaysia ranks 56th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.