Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0094 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0094 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
100th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0402 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0094 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Malaysia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Malaysia stood at 0.0094 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0402 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0094 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Malaysia ranks 100th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0402 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0392 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0382 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0372 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0363 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0354 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0346 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0338 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.033 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0323 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0315 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0308 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.03 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0293 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0286 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.028 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0273 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0267 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.026 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0253 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0245 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0238 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.023 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0223 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0215 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0208 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0202 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0196 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.019 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0184 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0179 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0174 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.017 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0166 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0162 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0158 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0154 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.015 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0146 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0143 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.014 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0136 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0127 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0119 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0117 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0094 Square kilometres per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 82% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0094 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0071 Square kilometres per person, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0364 Square kilometres per person | 0.033 Square kilometres per person | 0.0402 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0291 Square kilometres per person | 0.026 Square kilometres per person | 0.0323 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.022 Square kilometres per person | 0.019 Square kilometres per person | 0.0253 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0164 Square kilometres per person | 0.0146 Square kilometres per person | 0.0184 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | 0.0117 Square kilometres per person | 0.0143 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 97 Hungary 0.0095 Square kilometres per person compare
- 98 Armenia 0.0095 Square kilometres per person compare
- 99 Cuba 0.0094 Square kilometres per person compare
- 101 Austria 0.009 Square kilometres per person compare
- 102 Egypt 0.0087 Square kilometres per person compare
- 103 Portugal 0.0087 Square kilometres per person 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 — land area, per capita in Malaysia?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Malaysia was 0.0094 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0402 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0094 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 100th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.