Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Malaysia
Malaysia: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 2.6 Square kilometres in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Malaysia, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2024, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Malaysia stood at 2.6 Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 81.3% on the previous year and down 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Malaysia peaked at 95.8 Square kilometres in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.6 Square kilometres, in 2024.
That places Malaysia 130th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12 Square kilometres | — |
| 2006 | 24 Square kilometres | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 15 Square kilometres | -37.5% |
| 2008 | 16 Square kilometres | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 16 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 Square kilometres | -62.5% |
| 2013 | 6 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.8 Square kilometres | +1496.7% |
| 2019 | 12.8 Square kilometres | -86.6% |
| 2020 | 12.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.4 Square kilometres | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 13.9 Square kilometres | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 2.6 Square kilometres | -81.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6 Square kilometres | 12 Square kilometres | 24 Square kilometres | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.66 Square kilometres | 6 Square kilometres | 95.8 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1 Square kilometres | 2.6 Square kilometres | 13.9 Square kilometres | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Malaysia?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Malaysia was 2.6 Square kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8 Square kilometres in 2018.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 Square kilometres in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Malaysia ranks 130th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata