Malaysia’s 2025 environment compendium reveals a widespread cooling trend, increased floods and a rise in clinical waste generation.
PUTRAJAYA: The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) has released the Compendium of Environment Statistics, Malaysia 2025.
The data reveals a widespread cooling trend across the country in 2024.
Average maximum temperatures declined at 33 out of 42 meteorological stations, with drops ranging from 0.1 to 1.3 degrees Celsius.
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Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said Chuping Station recorded the highest average maximum temperature at 32.0 degrees Celsius.
Cameron Highlands recorded the lowest at 17.0 degrees Celsius.
Annual rainfall increased at 22 stations, with rises from 51.0 mm to 2,230.9 mm.
Kapit Station recorded the highest total rainfall of 5,624.0 mm.
Kuala Pilah Station recorded the lowest rainfall at 1,704.3 mm.
Mohd Uzir said the diverse impacts of global climate change in 2024 included a sharp rise in flood incidents.
Malaysia recorded 1,345 flood cases compared to 809 the previous year.
“Sarawak recorded the highest incidence with 459 cases, followed by Terengganu (199) and Kedah (101),” he said.
The report also highlighted an 11.8% increase in clinical waste generation in 2024.
The total volume rose to 46,700 metric tonnes from 41,800 metric tonnes in 2023.
“The largest volume of clinical waste was generated in Selangor (11,800 metric tonnes), followed by Kuala Lumpur (5,100 metric tonnes) and Sarawak (5,000 metric tonnes),” he said.
The compendium provides environmental statistics across six key components.
These cover environmental conditions, natural resources, waste, extreme events, human settlements and environmental management.
This statistical compilation is based on the United Nations’ Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics, 2013. – Bernama
