Arable land — Area in Malaysia
Malaysia: Arable land — Area was 850.4 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Malaysia stood at 850.4 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Malaysia peaked at 1,082 1000 ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 754.74 1000 ha, in 1961.
Malaysia ranks 132nd of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 754.74 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 777.95 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 800.87 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 811.02 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 773.34 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 777.13 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 788.68 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 865.3 1000 ha | +9.7% |
| 1969 | 868.94 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 951.01 1000 ha | +9.4% |
| 1971 | 967.78 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 1,007 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 1,016 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 1,004 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 1,055 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 1,039 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 1,068 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 1,075 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 1,082 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 1,058 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 1,034 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 994.79 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 990.44 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 951.12 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 947.75 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 894.9 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 901.4 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 911.8 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 907.7 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 930.6 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 936.5 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 926.5 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 915.4 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 927.9 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 901 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 892.1 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 888.7 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 874.7 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 877.1 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 868.7 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 877 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 967.5 1000 ha | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 946.24 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 946.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 949.41 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 890.2 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 827.2 1000 ha | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 870.4 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 845 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 854.3 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 865.6 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 868.4 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 802.7 1000 ha | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 814.01 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 825.31 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 842.45 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 859.59 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 876.72 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 893.86 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 911 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 915.61 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 904.63 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 876.88 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 850.4 1000 ha | -3.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 850.4 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,083 1000 ha, 78% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 850.4 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.15 1000 ha, 9.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 802 1000 ha | 754.74 1000 ha | 868.94 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,026 1000 ha | 951.01 1000 ha | 1,082 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 959.17 1000 ha | 894.9 1000 ha | 1,058 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 907.05 1000 ha | 874.7 1000 ha | 936.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 898.84 1000 ha | 827.2 1000 ha | 967.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 850.29 1000 ha | 802.7 1000 ha | 893.86 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 891.7 1000 ha | 850.4 1000 ha | 915.61 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 arable land — area in Malaysia?
- Arable land — area in Malaysia was 850.4 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,082 1000 ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 754.74 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Malaysia rank for arable land — area?
- Malaysia ranks 132nd out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable 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.