Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Malaysia
Malaysia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 442 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 442 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Malaysia peaked at 444 1000 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 217 1000 ha, in 1968.
That places Malaysia 67th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 232.56 1000 ha | 217 1000 ha | 245 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 300.4 1000 ha | 262 1000 ha | 317 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 335.1 1000 ha | 320 1000 ha | 344 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 358.1 1000 ha | 342 1000 ha | 368 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 374.5 1000 ha | 369 1000 ha | 380 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 433.3 1000 ha | 396 1000 ha | 444 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 442 1000 ha | 442 1000 ha | 442 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More environment data for Malaysia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.62 % (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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.22 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Malaysia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Malaysia was 442 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 444 1000 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 217 1000 ha in 1968.
- How does Malaysia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Malaysia ranks 67th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.