Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Malaysia
Malaysia: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.2509 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2509 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
50th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.2522 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0.0872 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Malaysia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Malaysia stood at 0.2509 Square kilometres per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Malaysia peaked at 0.2522 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0872 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Malaysia 50th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0872 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0891 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0929 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0947 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0995 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0997 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1016 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1055 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.111 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1132 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1168 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1192 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.121 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1249 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1275 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1314 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1362 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1395 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1418 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1456 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1475 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1504 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1507 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1567 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1659 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1766 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1962 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1972 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1983 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1986 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2012 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2032 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2031 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2027 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2028 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2025 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2028 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2055 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2079 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2084 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2085 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2067 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2076 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.209 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2111 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2162 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2205 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2296 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2366 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2444 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2522 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2522 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2522 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2522 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2522 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2522 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2522 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2522 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2509 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.2509 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1526 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.2509 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1424 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0975 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0872 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1241 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.111 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1395 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1617 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1418 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1962 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2015 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1972 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2042 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.207 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2025 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2111 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2408 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2162 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2522 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2519 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2509 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2522 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 47 Malta 0.2591 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 48 Guatemala 0.2554 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 49 United Kingdom 0.2516 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 51 Albania 0.2476 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 52 Luxembourg 0.2442 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 53 Sierra Leone 0.2423 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
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 use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Malaysia?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Malaysia was 0.2509 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2522 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0872 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malaysia rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 50th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.