Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Malaysia
Malaysia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 24.79 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 24.79 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Malaysia peaked at 26.28 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.39 %, in 1961.
Malaysia ranks 161st of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.39 % | — |
| 1962 | 9.59 % | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 9.97 % | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 10.16 % | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 10.64 % | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 10.68 % | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 10.87 % | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 11.26 % | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 11.43 % | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 11.82 % | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 12.05 % | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 12.42 % | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 12.66 % | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 12.85 % | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 13.25 % | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 13.51 % | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 13.91 % | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 14.4 % | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 14.73 % | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 14.97 % | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 15.35 % | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 15.55 % | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 15.84 % | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 15.88 % | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 16.48 % | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 17.41 % | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 18.49 % | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 19.43 % | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 20.46 % | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 20.56 % | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 20.68 % | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 20.72 % | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 20.98 % | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 21.28 % | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 21.2 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 21.38 % | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 21.57 % | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 21.72 % | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 21.93 % | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 22.11 % | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 22.33 % | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 22.81 % | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 22.95 % | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 23.15 % | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 23.36 % | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 23.38 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 23.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23.72 % | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 23.84 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 24.07 % | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 24.31 % | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 24.52 % | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 24.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25.29 % | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 26.07 % | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 26.12 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 26.18 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 26.23 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 26.28 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 25.71 % | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 25.35 % | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 25.14 % | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 24.98 % | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 24.79 % | -0.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 24.79 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.07 %, 63% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 24.79 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.45 %, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.44 % | 9.39 % | 11.43 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.16 % | 11.82 % | 14.73 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.99 % | 14.97 % | 20.46 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.2 % | 20.56 % | 21.93 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.1 % | 22.11 % | 23.84 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.36 % | 24.07 % | 26.28 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.19 % | 24.79 % | 25.71 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 158 Nepal 26.12 % compare
- 159 Malta 25.45 % compare
- 160 USSR 25.33 % compare
- 161 Cabo Verde 24.79 % compare
- 163 Wallis and Futuna Islands 24.65 % compare
- 164 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 24.42 % compare
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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2015)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Malaysia?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Malaysia was 24.79 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.28 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.39 % in 1961.
- How does Malaysia rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Malaysia ranks 161st out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — Share in 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.