Grassland — Area from MODIS in Malaysia

Malaysia: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 795.6 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
795.6 1000 ha
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
102nd
of 223 countries
All-time high
1,177 1000 ha
in 2016
All-time low
784.27 1000 ha
in 2007
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Grassland — Area from MODIS in Malaysia, 2001–2024

02505007501.0k1.2k2001201220242001: 857 1000 ha2002: 955.8 1000 ha2003: 989.6 1000 ha2004: 943.9 1000 ha2005: 904.5 1000 ha2006: 815 1000 ha2007: 784.3 1000 ha2008: 835.4 1000 ha2009: 894.5 1000 ha2010: 996.5 1000 ha2011: 960.7 1000 ha2012: 974.6 1000 ha2013: 1.1k 1000 ha2014: 1.2k 1000 ha2015: 1.2k 1000 ha2016: 1.2k 1000 ha2017: 1.0k 1000 ha2018: 936.7 1000 ha2019: 947.4 1000 ha2020: 958.4 1000 ha2021: 934.4 1000 ha2022: 994.9 1000 ha2023: 857.5 1000 ha2024: 795.6 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, grassland — area from modis in Malaysia stood at 795.6 1000 ha.

The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Malaysia peaked at 1,177 1000 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 784.27 1000 ha, in 2007.

That places Malaysia 102nd out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Grassland — Area from MODIS in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Grassland — Area from MODIS in Malaysia, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 857.03 1000 ha —
2002 955.78 1000 ha +11.5%
2003 989.63 1000 ha +3.5%
2004 943.89 1000 ha -4.6%
2005 904.53 1000 ha -4.2%
2006 814.97 1000 ha -9.9%
2007 784.27 1000 ha -3.8%
2008 835.35 1000 ha +6.5%
2009 894.52 1000 ha +7.1%
2010 996.53 1000 ha +11.4%
2011 960.72 1000 ha -3.6%
2012 974.61 1000 ha +1.4%
2013 1,072 1000 ha +10.0%
2014 1,165 1000 ha +8.7%
2015 1,161 1000 ha -0.3%
2016 1,177 1000 ha +1.4%
2017 1,014 1000 ha -13.9%
2018 936.71 1000 ha -7.6%
2019 947.36 1000 ha +1.1%
2020 958.37 1000 ha +1.2%
2021 934.38 1000 ha -2.5%
2022 994.92 1000 ha +6.5%
2023 857.52 1000 ha -13.8%
2024 795.6 1000 ha -7.2%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 795.6 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 814.65 1000 ha, 98% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 795.6 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.29 1000 ha, 18.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 886.66 1000 ha 784.27 1000 ha 989.63 1000 ha 9
2010s 1,041 1000 ha 936.71 1000 ha 1,177 1000 ha 10
2020s 908.16 1000 ha 795.6 1000 ha 994.92 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 99 Nicaragua 849.62 1000 ha compare
  2. 100 Eswatini 839.29 1000 ha compare
  3. 101 Albania 833.7 1000 ha compare
  4. 103 Papua New Guinea 770.77 1000 ha compare
  5. 104 Croatia 715.87 1000 ha compare
  6. 105 Latvia 709.67 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — area from modis in Malaysia?
Grassland — area from modis in Malaysia was 795.6 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 1,177 1000 ha in 2016.
What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 784.27 1000 ha in 2007.
How does Malaysia rank for grassland — area from modis?
Malaysia ranks 102nd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. 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 Grassland — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.