Sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate in Malaysia
Malaysia: Sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate was -0.0886 % change on previous year in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate in Malaysia, 2001–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate in Malaysia is -0.0886 % change on previous year, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 22.7% on the previous year and up 98.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate in Malaysia peaked at -0.0886 % change on previous year in 2016 and was at its lowest, -17.09 % change on previous year, in 2012.
That places Malaysia 55th out of 160 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -5.25 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -5.63 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 2003 | -6.12 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 2004 | -6.68 % change on previous year | +9.1% |
| 2005 | -7.3 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 2006 | -8.01 % change on previous year | +9.9% |
| 2007 | -8.87 % change on previous year | +10.7% |
| 2008 | -9.91 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 2009 | -11.18 % change on previous year | +12.9% |
| 2010 | -12.78 % change on previous year | +14.3% |
| 2011 | -14.52 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 2012 | -17.09 % change on previous year | +17.7% |
| 2013 | -0.1252 % change on previous year | -99.3% |
| 2014 | -0.1299 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 2015 | -0.1147 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 2016 | -0.0886 % change on previous year | -22.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's -0.0886 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -3.06 % change on previous year, 3% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's -0.0886 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -5.49 % change on previous year, 2% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +99.3% | -17.09 % change on previous year | -0.1252 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -7.66 % change on previous year | -11.18 % change on previous year | -5.25 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -6.41 % change on previous year | -17.09 % change on previous year | -0.0886 % change on previous year | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 52 Haiti 0.05 % change on previous year compare
- 53 Tanzania -0.0192 % change on previous year compare
- 54 Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.0531 % change on previous year compare
- 56 Madagascar -0.1023 % change on previous year compare
- 57 Ukraine -0.2965 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Montenegro -0.3037 % change on previous year 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, annual growth rate in Malaysia?
- Sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate in Malaysia was -0.0886 % change on previous year in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0886 % change on previous year in 2016.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.09 % change on previous year in 2012.
- How does Malaysia rank for sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate?
- Malaysia ranks 55th out of 160 countries with data for 2016.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sanitation facilities usage. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sanitation facilities usage. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.