Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Malaysia

Access to basic sanitation in Malaysia in 2024 — 96%. Ranked 89 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.9 pp.

2024 96% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 89of 193
Period maximum 96%2024
Period minimum 93.1%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Malaysia, 2000–202493949596972000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 93.1%2001: 93.3%2002: 93.4%2003: 93.6%2004: 93.8%2005: 94%2006: 94.1%2007: 94.3%2008: 94.4%2009: 94.6%2010: 94.7%2011: 94.9%2012: 95%2013: 95.2%2014: 95.3%2015: 95.4%2016: 95.6%2017: 95.7%2018: 95.8%2019: 95.9%2020: 96%2021: 96%2022: 96%2023: 96%2024: 96%
Change over the period: +2.9 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Malaysia 96%
World 82.2%
South-Eastern Asia computed 89.5%
Access to basic sanitation — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 96 +0 pp
2023 96 +0 pp
2022 96 +0 pp
2021 96 +0 pp
2020 96 +0.1 pp
2019 95.9 +0.1 pp
2018 95.8 +0.1 pp
2017 95.7 +0.1 pp
2016 95.6 +0.1 pp
2015 95.4 +0.1 pp
2014 95.3 +0.1 pp
2013 95.2 +0.1 pp
2012 95 +0.1 pp
2011 94.9 +0.1 pp
2010 94.7 +0.2 pp
2009 94.6 +0.2 pp
2008 94.4 +0.2 pp
2007 94.3 +0.2 pp
2006 94.1 +0.2 pp
2005 94 +0.2 pp
2004 93.8 +0.2 pp
2003 93.6 +0.2 pp
2002 93.4 +0.2 pp
2001 93.3 +0.2 pp
2000 93.1

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.