Sanitation facilities usage in Malaysia
Malaysia: Sanitation facilities usage was 110,515 people in 2016. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in Malaysia, 2000–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2016, sanitation facilities usage in Malaysia stood at 110,515 people. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Malaysia peaked at 368,672 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 110,515 people, in 2016.
Malaysia ranks 68th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 368,672 people | — |
| 2001 | 349,321 people | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 329,671 people | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 309,499 people | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 288,833 people | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 267,760 people | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 246,300 people | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 224,457 people | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 202,221 people | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 179,612 people | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 156,665 people | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 133,913 people | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 111,023 people | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 110,884 people | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 110,740 people | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 110,613 people | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 110,515 people | -0.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 110,515 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,951 people, 28.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 110,515 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.33 people, 1123.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 276,635 people | 179,612 people | 368,672 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 120,622 people | 110,515 people | 156,665 people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 65 Botswana 136,776 people compare
- 66 Syria 130,923 people compare
- 67 Turkey 122,852 people compare
- 69 East Timor 110,407 people compare
- 70 Sao Tome and Principe 78,551 people compare
- 71 El Salvador 75,817 people compare
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Malaysia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Malaysia was 110,515 people in 2016, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 368,672 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,515 people in 2016.
- How does Malaysia rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Malaysia ranks 68th out of 232 countries with data for 2016.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.