Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Malaysia
Malaysia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 5.62 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 5.62 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Malaysia peaked at 7.96 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 5.03 %, in 2009.
That places Malaysia 126th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 7.29 % | 6.26 % | 7.96 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.38 % | 6.92 % | 7.66 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.37 % | 5.34 % | 6.9 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.35 % | 5.28 % | 5.43 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.12 % | 5.03 % | 5.28 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.38 % | 5.19 % | 5.71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.53 % | 5.41 % | 5.62 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More environment data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.22 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Malaysia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Malaysia was 5.62 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.96 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.03 % in 2009.
- How does Malaysia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Malaysia ranks 126th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.