Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0015 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0015 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
103rd
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0365 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0015 Square kilometres per person
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Malaysia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.0015 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0365 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 Square kilometres per person, in 2022.
Malaysia ranks 103rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0365 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0354 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0344 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0334 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0324 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0316 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0308 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.03 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0293 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0285 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0277 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.027 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0262 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0256 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0248 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0242 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0235 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0228 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0222 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0215 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0208 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0201 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0194 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0187 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.018 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0172 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0165 Square kilometres per person | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0158 Square kilometres per person | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0151 Square kilometres per person | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -79.6% |
| 1991 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0015 Square kilometres per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0023 Square kilometres per person, 67% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0015 Square kilometres per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0016 Square kilometres per person, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -79.6% | 0.0151 Square kilometres per person | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0326 Square kilometres per person | 0.0293 Square kilometres per person | 0.0365 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0252 Square kilometres per person | 0.0222 Square kilometres per person | 0.0285 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0183 Square kilometres per person | 0.0151 Square kilometres per person | 0.0215 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 100 Saint Lucia 0.0017 Square kilometres per person compare
- 101 Nepal 0.0016 Square kilometres per person compare
- 102 Indonesia 0.0016 Square kilometres per person compare
- 104 Andorra 0.0015 Square kilometres per person compare
- 105 Pakistan 0.0015 Square kilometres per person compare
- 106 Israel 0.0015 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 — other areas, per capita in Malaysia?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Malaysia was 0.0015 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0365 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 Square kilometres per person in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 103rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.