Safely managed sanitation in Malaysia
85.8% of people in Malaysia used safely managed sanitation in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Malaysia, 2024
85.8%
Change from 2023
+0.2percentage points
World, 2024
58.5%
Position in 2024
42nd of 141
Safely managed sanitation in Malaysia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 85.8% | 58.5% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | 57.8% |
| 2022 | 85.4% | 57.0% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | 56.1% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | 55.2% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | 54.2% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | 52.8% |
| 2017 | 82.1% | 51.3% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | 49.9% |
| 2015 | 81.1% | 48.4% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | 46.9% |
| 2013 | 80.2% | 45.5% |
| 2012 | 79.7% | 44.1% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | 42.8% |
| 2010 | 78.7% | 41.5% |
| 2009 | 78.2% | 40.2% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | 38.9% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | 37.6% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | 36.3% |
| 2005 | 77.3% | 35.1% |
| 2004 | 77.1% | 34.0% |
| 2003 | 76.9% | 32.8% |
| 2002 | 76.8% | 31.7% |
| 2001 | 76.6% | 31.7% |
| 2000 | 76.4% | 31.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 85.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 80.6%, the figure has changed by +5.1 percentage points.
- Among the 141 countries with data for 2024, Malaysia has the 42nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 58.5%.