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 121st of 231 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.
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
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.22 ha/cap (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 121st out of 231 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.