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Water resources per capita — Malaysia

Water resources per capita in Malaysia in 2022 — 16,717 m³/person. Ranked 36 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 76.5%.

2022 16,717 m³/person −1.19% vs 2021
World rank 36of 181
Period maximum 71,040 m³/person1961
Period minimum 16,717 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Malaysia, 1961–2022020,00040,00060,00080,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 71,040 m³/person1963: 67,425 m³/person1965: 64,043 m³/person1967: 61,007 m³/person1969: 58,306 m³/person1971: 55,644 m³/person1973: 53,038 m³/person1975: 50,558 m³/person1977: 48,190 m³/person1979: 45,930 m³/person1981: 43,286 m³/person1983: 40,599 m³/person1985: 38,027 m³/person1987: 35,634 m³/person1989: 33,497 m³/person1991: 31,621 m³/person1993: 30,017 m³/person1995: 28,528 m³/person1997: 27,134 m³/person1999: 25,852 m³/person2001: 24,653 m³/person2003: 23,501 m³/person2005: 22,449 m³/person2007: 21,483 m³/person2009: 20,622 m³/person2011: 19,889 m³/person2013: 19,222 m³/person2015: 18,570 m³/person2017: 17,926 m³/person2019: 17,344 m³/person2021: 16,918 m³/person2022: 16,717 m³/person
Change over the period: −54,323 (−76.47%) Average annual rate: -2.34 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Malaysia 16,717 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
East Asia & Pacific 4,306 m³/person
South-Eastern Asia computed 7,290 m³/person
Upper-middle-income countries computed 6,572 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 16,717 −201 −1.19%
2021 16,918 −196 −1.15%
2020 17,114 −230 −1.32%
2019 17,344 −279 −1.58%
2018 17,623 −302 −1.69%
2017 17,926 −319 −1.75%
2016 18,245 −325 −1.75%
2015 18,570 −325 −1.72%
2014 18,895 −327 −1.7%
2013 19,222 −331 −1.69%
2012 19,553 −336 −1.69%
2011 19,889 −351 −1.74%
2010 20,240 −382 −1.85%
2009 20,622 −415 −1.97%
2008 21,037 −445 −2.07%
2007 21,483 −472 −2.15%
2006 21,955 −494 −2.2%
2005 22,449 −515 −2.24%
2004 22,964 −537 −2.29%
2003 23,501 −563 −2.34%
2002 24,064 −589 −2.39%
2001 24,653 −600 −2.37%
2000 25,253 −599 −2.32%
1999 25,852 −624 −2.36%
1998 26,476 −658 −2.43%
1997 27,134 −683 −2.46%
1996 27,818 −711 −2.49%
1995 28,528 −734 −2.51%
1994 29,263 −754 −2.51%
1993 30,017 −778 −2.53%
1992 30,794 −826 −2.61%
1991 31,621 −903 −2.78%
1990 32,524 −973 −2.91%
1989 33,497 −1,034 −2.99%
1988 34,531 −1,103 −3.1%
1987 35,634 −1,167 −3.17%
1986 36,801 −1,226 −3.22%
1985 38,027 −1,271 −3.23%
1984 39,298 −1,301 −3.21%
1983 40,599 −1,330 −3.17%
1982 41,929 −1,357 −3.13%
1981 43,286 −1,386 −3.1%
1980 44,673 −1,258 −2.74%
1979 45,930 −1,117 −2.37%
1978 47,047 −1,143 −2.37%
1977 48,190 −1,171 −2.37%
1976 49,361 −1,197 −2.37%
1975 50,558 −1,223 −2.36%
1974 51,782 −1,256 −2.37%
1973 53,038 −1,286 −2.37%
1972 54,323 −1,321 −2.37%
1971 55,644 −1,337 −2.35%
1970 56,981 −1,324 −2.27%
1969 58,306 −1,333 −2.23%
1968 59,638 −1,369 −2.24%
1967 61,007 −1,461 −2.34%
1966 62,468 −1,575 −2.46%
1965 64,043 −1,654 −2.52%
1964 65,697 −1,728 −2.56%
1963 67,425 −1,786 −2.58%
1962 69,211 −1,829 −2.57%
1961 71,040 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

LA Laos 25,188 BN Brunei Darussalam 18,666 MM Myanmar 18,654 MY Malaysia 16,717 ID Indonesia 7,240 KH Cambodia 7,011 TL Timor-Leste 5,999 PH Philippines 4,203 VN Vietnam 3,606 TH Thailand 3,130 SG Singapore 106
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About the indicator

Internal renewable water resources divided by the population. This is the conventional measure of water scarcity: below 1,700 cubic meters per person a year indicates water stress, below 1,000 scarcity, and below 500 absolute scarcity. The value falls even where the water itself does not diminish — simply from population growth — and the series shows which countries are entering scarcity demographically.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its water resources divided by all of its population. The thresholds of 1,700, 1,000 and 500 m³ are widely used benchmarks, not an official classification.

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

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