Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — all countries

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Malaysia

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in Malaysia in 2022 — 1.16%. Ranked 29 in the world out of 175. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.59 pp.

2022 1.16% +0 pp vs 2021
World rank 29of 175
Period maximum 1.74%1990
Period minimum 0.95%1996

Trend over time

1990–2022 · % of internal resources

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Malaysia, 1990–20220.811.21.41.61.81990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 1.74%1991: 1.62%1992: 1.49%1993: 1.36%1994: 1.24%1995: 1.29%1996: 0.95%1997: 0.95%1998: 0.96%1999: 0.97%2000: 0.97%2001: 0.98%2002: 0.99%2003: 0.99%2004: 1%2005: 1.01%2006: 1.01%2007: 1.02%2008: 1.03%2009: 1.03%2010: 1.04%2011: 1.05%2012: 1.05%2013: 1.06%2014: 1.07%2015: 1.07%2016: 1.13%2017: 1.16%2018: 1.16%2019: 1.16%2020: 1.16%2021: 1.16%2022: 1.16%
Change over the period: −0.59 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia

Malaysia 1.16%
World 9.01%
South-Eastern Asia computed 10.09%
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 1.16 +0 pp
2021 1.16 +0 pp
2020 1.16 +0 pp
2019 1.16 +0 pp
2018 1.16 +0 pp
2017 1.16 +0.03 pp
2016 1.13 +0.06 pp
2015 1.07 +0.01 pp
2014 1.07 +0.01 pp
2013 1.06 +0.01 pp
2012 1.05 +0.01 pp
2011 1.05 +0.01 pp
2010 1.04 +0.01 pp
2009 1.03 +0.01 pp
2008 1.03 +0.01 pp
2007 1.02 +0.01 pp
2006 1.01 +0.01 pp
2005 1.01 +0.01 pp
2004 1 +0.01 pp
2003 0.99 +0.01 pp
2002 0.99 +0.01 pp
2001 0.98 +0.01 pp
2000 0.97 +0.01 pp
1999 0.97 +0.01 pp
1998 0.96 +0.01 pp
1997 0.95 +0.01 pp
1996 0.95 −0.35 pp
1995 1.29 +0.05 pp
1994 1.24 −0.13 pp
1993 1.36 −0.13 pp
1992 1.49 −0.13 pp
1991 1.62 −0.13 pp
1990 1.74

About the indicator

Annual freshwater withdrawal for all uses (agriculture, industry, municipal supply) as a percent of internal renewable water resources. Values above 25 percent are taken as a sign of water stress, and values above 70 percent as a sign of critical scarcity. The indicator can exceed 100 percent where a country draws on transboundary flow or on non-renewable groundwater.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by water resources: it is the entire withdrawal of the group divided by all of its resources. Values above one hundred percent are not an error — they mean withdrawal from non-renewable stocks or desalination.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.