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Malaysia - Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%) 98.2

FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 188 economies tracked

Latest value

98.2 (2023)

Global rank

##67 of 188 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1990

1.09×

Ranking Race — Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#14#27#40#53#66#7919901995200020052010201520202023#58#672011 overtook Ireland2013 overtook Antigua and Barbuda
MalaysiaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahrain

Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2023. Malaysia climbed from #58 to #67 (overtook Ireland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Malaysia ↓

Key Events — Malaysia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2011
Overtook Ireland in global rank auto
2013
Overtook Antigua and Barbuda in global rank auto

Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%), 1990-2023

FAO AQUASTAT · % · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202390.392.9395.5798.2
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