Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Malaysia
Malaysia: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 2,547 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Malaysia, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Malaysia is 2,547 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 128.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Malaysia peaked at 2,547 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 677.8 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Malaysia 28th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 677.8 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 1,117 Square kilometres | +64.8% |
| 2015 | 1,819 Square kilometres | +62.9% |
| 2020 | 2,269 Square kilometres | +24.7% |
| 2022 | 2,547 Square kilometres | +12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 677.8 Square kilometres | 677.8 Square kilometres | 677.8 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,468 Square kilometres | 1,117 Square kilometres | 1,819 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 2,408 Square kilometres | 2,269 Square kilometres | 2,547 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 25 Argentina 3,089 Square kilometres compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 2,837 Square kilometres compare
- 27 Egypt 2,756 Square kilometres compare
- 29 Ghana 2,325 Square kilometres compare
- 30 Iraq 2,227 Square kilometres compare
- 31 Algeria 1,848 Square kilometres compare
- 31 Croatia 403.21 Square kilometres compare
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- 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 — Import quantity, annual growth rate 20.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0728 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 10.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Malaysia?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Malaysia was 2,547 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,547 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 677.8 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Malaysia rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Malaysia ranks 28th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation