What is arable land use per person in Malaysia?

Arable land use per person in Malaysia was 0.0223 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Malaysia?

The highest recorded value was 0.0943 hectares per person in 1972.

What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Malaysia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0223 hectares per person in 2023.

How does Malaysia rank for arable land use per person?

Malaysia ranks 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Arable land use per person in Malaysia

Name: Arable land use per person in Malaysia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malaysia: Arable land use per person was 0.0223 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0223 hectares per person

Change on year

down 6.1%

World rank

169th

of 206 countries

All-time high

0.0943 hectares per person

in 1972

All-time low

0.0223 hectares per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Arable land use per person in Malaysia, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 0.0223 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Malaysia peaked at 0.0943 hectares per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0223 hectares per person, in 2023.

Malaysia ranks 169th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0887 hectares per person	0.083 hectares per person	0.0931 hectares per person	9
1970s	0.0905 hectares per person	0.0857 hectares per person	0.0943 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.0645 hectares per person	0.0524 hectares per person	0.0815 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.0454 hectares per person	0.0391 hectares per person	0.0522 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.0354 hectares per person	0.03 hectares per person	0.0401 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.027 hectares per person	0.0247 hectares per person	0.0298 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.0236 hectares per person	0.0223 hectares per person	0.0244 hectares per person	4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

166 Grenada 0.0256 hectares per person compare
167 Barbados 0.0248 hectares per person compare
168 Lebanon 0.0232 hectares per person compare
170 American Samoa 0.0217 hectares per person compare
171 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0216 hectares per person compare
172 New Caledonia 0.0206 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

More environment data for Malaysia

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 332.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.34 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.89 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0205 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0252 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0898 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3735 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 12.28 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is arable land use per person in Malaysia?: Arable land use per person in Malaysia was 0.0223 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0943 hectares per person in 1972.
What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0223 hectares per person in 2023.
How does Malaysia rank for arable land use per person?: Malaysia ranks 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Arable land use per person
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.