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Water consumption

Data source provider

Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)

Use cases

Climate-related disclosures, Exposure quantification, Financial stability monitoring, Investment and lending decisions

Data group

Water indicators

Metric Type

Transition sensitivity

Methodology/ Standard / Classification/ Taxonomy / Reference

National Water Services Commission (SPAN)

Unit (e.g. CO2)

Cubic metre

Dimension (e.g. Sector, Customer)

By Sector

Time horizon 

Backward-looking

Frequency

Annual

Time series

2016-2022

Accessibility

Public

Observation on data availability/gaps

DOSM publishes data on metered water consumption by sector (domestic and non-domestic) and state. Go to DOSM eStatistik > click on 'Free Download' on the left pane on the page > search 'Compendium of Environment Statistics' > Table of Component 2 (2.49 in the PDF version of the Compendium 2021)

DOSM also publishes data on uses of abstracted water by sector. Go to DOSM eStatistik > click on 'Free Download' on the left pane on the page > search 'MySEEA PSUT Water 2015'

SPAN publishes total water consumption by states (Peninsular Malaysia states and W. P. Labuan): https://www.span.gov.my/document/upload/ExULH8APaxLhLE4vailErDx5v4KJXDCx.pdf

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