Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Malaysia
Malaysia: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre was 0.2738 people per square kilometre in 2016. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Malaysia, 2000–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.2738 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Malaysia peaked at 0.9191 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2738 people per square kilometre, in 2016.
Malaysia ranks 78th of 171 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 rural areas, per square kilometre in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9191 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.8664 people per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8137 people per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7605 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7068 people per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.653 people per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5991 people per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5452 people per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4913 people per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4375 people per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.384 people per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3325 people per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2816 people per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2797 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2777 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2757 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2738 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6793 people per square kilometre | 0.4375 people per square kilometre | 0.9191 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3007 people per square kilometre | 0.2738 people per square kilometre | 0.384 people per square kilometre | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 75 Jamaica 0.4472 people per square kilometre compare
- 76 Tajikistan 0.2959 people per square kilometre compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2957 people per square kilometre compare
- 79 Botswana 0.2108 people per square kilometre compare
- 80 Iran 0.1922 people per square kilometre compare
- 81 Turkey 0.1572 people per square kilometre 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 rural areas, per square kilometre in Malaysia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Malaysia was 0.2738 people per square kilometre in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9191 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2738 people per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Malaysia rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 78th out of 171 countries with data for 2016.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.