Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Land use hidden — Total 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
103rd
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0405 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 — Total area, per capita in Malaysia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.0094 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — total area, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0405 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0094 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Malaysia ranks 103rd 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 — Total area, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0405 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0395 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0385 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0375 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0365 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0356 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0348 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.034 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0333 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0325 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0317 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.031 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0302 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0295 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0288 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0282 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0275 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0268 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0262 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0255 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0247 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0239 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0232 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0224 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0217 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.021 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0203 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0197 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0191 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0185 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.018 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0176 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0171 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0167 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0163 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0159 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0155 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0151 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0147 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0141 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0137 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.012 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0118 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 | 0.0112 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 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 0.013 Square kilometres per person, 73% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0094 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0072 Square kilometres per person, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0367 Square kilometres per person | 0.0333 Square kilometres per person | 0.0405 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0293 Square kilometres per person | 0.0262 Square kilometres per person | 0.0325 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0221 Square kilometres per person | 0.0191 Square kilometres per person | 0.0255 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0165 Square kilometres per person | 0.0147 Square kilometres per person | 0.0185 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 100 Hungary 0.0097 Square kilometres per person compare
- 101 Iraq 0.0097 Square kilometres per person compare
- 102 United Arab Emirates 0.0094 Square kilometres per person compare
- 104 Austria 0.0092 Square kilometres per person compare
- 105 France 0.0089 Square kilometres per person compare
- 106 Egypt 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 — total area, per capita in Malaysia?
- Land use hidden — total 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 — total area, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0405 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total 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 — total area, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 103rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.