Agricultural land — Area in Malaysia
Malaysia: Agricultural land — Area was 8,146 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 8,146 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Malaysia peaked at 8,635 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,085 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Malaysia 91st out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,085 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,151 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 3,276 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 3,338 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 3,497 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 3,508 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 3,572 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 3,700 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 3,756 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 3,885 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 3,959 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 4,080 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 4,161 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 4,221 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 4,354 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 4,440 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 4,571 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 4,730 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 4,839 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 4,917 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 5,045 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 5,108 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 5,205 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 5,216 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 5,416 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 5,720 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 6,073 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 6,384 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 6,722 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 6,757 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 6,794 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 6,806 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 6,891 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 6,991 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 6,966 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 7,023 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 7,086 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 7,138 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 7,206 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 7,264 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 7,338 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 7,494 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 7,539 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 7,606 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 7,674 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 7,681 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 7,684 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7,793 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7,834 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 7,909 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 7,986 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 8,055 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 8,055 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8,311 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 8,566 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 8,583 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 8,600 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 8,617 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8,635 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 8,446 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 8,328 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 8,260 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 8,206 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 8,146 1000 ha | -0.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 8,146 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,337 1000 ha, 2.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 8,146 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 246.84 1000 ha, 33.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,431 1000 ha | 3,085 1000 ha | 3,756 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,324 1000 ha | 3,885 1000 ha | 4,839 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,581 1000 ha | 4,917 1000 ha | 6,722 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,966 1000 ha | 6,757 1000 ha | 7,206 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,591 1000 ha | 7,264 1000 ha | 7,834 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,332 1000 ha | 7,909 1000 ha | 8,635 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,277 1000 ha | 8,146 1000 ha | 8,446 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More environment data for Malaysia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.9114 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Malaysia?
- Agricultural land — area in Malaysia was 8,146 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,635 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,085 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Malaysia rank for agricultural land — area?
- Malaysia ranks 91st out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.