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 139th out of 217 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.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.96 % | — |
| 1962 | 7.82 % | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 7.67 % | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 7.55 % | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 7.22 % | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 7.26 % | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 7.34 % | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 6.26 % | -14.7% |
| 1969 | 6.56 % | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 7.19 % | +9.6% |
| 1971 | 7.5 % | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 7.66 % | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 7.58 % | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 7.6 % | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 7.5 % | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 7.45 % | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 7.32 % | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 7.08 % | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 6.92 % | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 6.87 % | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 6.9 % | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 6.79 % | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 6.72 % | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 6.77 % | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 6.49 % | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 6.22 % | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 5.93 % | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 5.63 % | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 5.34 % | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 5.28 % | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 5.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.36 % | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 5.4 % | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 5.41 % | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 5.43 % | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 5.38 % | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 5.36 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 5.34 % | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 5.31 % | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 5.28 % | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 5.24 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 5.14 % | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 5.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.11 % | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.07 % | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 5.08 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.11 % | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 5.05 % | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 5.03 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.19 % | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 5.35 % | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 5.51 % | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 5.71 % | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 5.52 % | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 5.33 % | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 5.32 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.31 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.3 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.29 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.41 % | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 5.49 % | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 5.54 % | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 5.58 % | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 5.62 % | +0.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 5.62 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.6 %, 30% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 5.62 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.63 %, 30% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.9114 % change on previous year (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 139th out of 217 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.