Kuala Lumpur (Asia & the Pacific)
Population: 9,824,495
GDP: 17,323 USD
Functional Urban Area: 3,314 km2
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (Asia & the Pacific)
Population: 9,824,495
GDP: 17,323 USD
Functional Urban Area: 3,314 km2
Context
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's capital and a megacity, is a Federal Territory governed by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall. The Kuala Lumpur City-Region encompasses adjacent municipalities, with urban planning guided by the Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan 2040. Coordination among these municipalities aims to enhance sustainable development and competitiveness.
Key findings
Kuala Lumpur’s greenness index is 0.4 (on a scale of 0 to 1), down from 0.5 in 1990 but above the regional and global average of 0.3. Additionally, 77% of residents have walkable access to public spaces, surpassing the regional average of 62%. These figures reflect the city’s efforts to balance urban growth with green infrastructure and public amenities.
Key figures
Indicators at a glance
Explore Kuala Lumpur’s strengths in:
- Resilience,
- Inclusion,
- Governance and
- Innovation.
Hover Touch to uncover each dimension’s key indicators and scores.
Available Plan/Strategy
Unavailable Plan/Strategy
Quantitative Indicator
Negative value (Lower values are better)
Resilience
- Air quality - NO2: 26.8 µg/m3
- Air quality - PM2.5: 40.1 µg/m3
- CO2 emissions per capita: 3.17 t/person
- Exposure to floods: 7.11 %
- Renewable energy consumption: 7.5 %
- Food security index: No data available
- Greenness: 0.44
- Land Use Efficiency: 0.35
- Urban Heat Island: 3 °C
- Waste collection: 80 %
- Waste generation: 1,600,000 t
Inclusion
- Rapid transit: 1.54 %
- Public transport accessibility: 66.7 %
- Bike lanes: 2.13 %
- Basic sanitation services: 96.06 %
- Basic water services: 100 %
- Women in local politics: 25.7 %
- Access to education: 62.85 %
- Access to healthcare: 45.35 %
- Public space accessibility: 77.42 %
- Public space availability: 17.45 %
- Gini coefficient: No data available
Governance
- Territorial fragmentation: 0.02
- Selection of local councillors: 0 %
- Mayoral selection: 0
- City budget: 844.75 USD
- Own source revenues: 97.1 %
Plans & Strategies
Compare
Kuala Lumpur
Use the filters to select peer groups of interest and visualize how Kuala Lumpur compares to other cities across the four urban objectives.