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 83rd out of 237 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.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.62 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 442 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 225 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.86 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 3.45 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 281 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 86.11 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 7,014 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 10.44 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 850.4 1000 ha (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 83rd out of 237 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.