Cropland — Area per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.22 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Malaysia stood at 0.22 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.37 ha/cap in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.22 ha/cap, in 2024.
Malaysia ranks 81st of 232 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 | 0.3522 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 0.36 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.359 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 0.36 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.354 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.334 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 0.36 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.286 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.23 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 81 Gambia 0.22 ha/cap compare
- 81 Ghana 0.22 ha/cap compare
- 81 Syrian Arab Republic 0.22 ha/cap compare
- 81 Turkmenistan 0.22 ha/cap compare
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 cropland — area per capita in Malaysia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Malaysia was 0.22 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.37 ha/cap in 1989.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 81st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.