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Malaysia

Location

  • Geographical region: South-eastern Asia, Asia
  • SDG region: SDG Eastern and South-Eastern Asia

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 328,550 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 26% agriculture, 58% forest and 16% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 33,938,221 people (2022)
  • Population density: 99 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 74% lives in urban areas and 22% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 856,782,120,212 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 25,245 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 10% from agriculture, 55% from services and 39% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Malaysia

  • Drinking water

    94 % of the population in Malaysia uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    86 % of the population in Malaysia uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    --- % of the population in Malaysia has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    89 % of domestic wastewater in Malaysia is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in Malaysia has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2020)
  • Efficiency

    57 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Malaysia (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2020)
  • Water stress

    3 % of the renewable water resources in Malaysia is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2020)
  • Water management

    63 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Malaysia (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2020) 
  • Transboundary

    2 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2020)
  • Ecosystems

    15 % of the water basins in Malaysia is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    1 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Malaysia in 2021 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    + is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Malaysia (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2017)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Malaysia, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Malaysia, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Malaysia, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Malaysia, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Malaysia, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Malaysia (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Malaysia, by source (2015 - 2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Malaysia (2020), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Malaysia, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 2,875 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 18,341 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 421 m3 per capita (2005)

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Malaysia, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Malaysia, by sector (2020)

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Malaysia, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Malaysia, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Malaysia, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Malaysia, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Malaysia in 2021, by sub-sector

Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Malaysia, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Malaysia (2017)

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Malaysia, progress over time, by sub-sector