Land used for aquaculture — Area in Malaysia
Malaysia: Land used for aquaculture — Area was 11.82 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land used for aquaculture — Area in Malaysia, 2007–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 11.82 1000 ha for land used for aquaculture — area in 2024.
The figure is down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land used for aquaculture — area in Malaysia peaked at 37.19 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.31 1000 ha, in 2020.
Malaysia ranks 10th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Land used for aquaculture — Area in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 27.25 1000 ha | — |
| 2008 | 31.99 1000 ha | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 32.3 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 32.81 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 34.7 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 37.19 1000 ha | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 13.31 1000 ha | -64.2% |
| 2014 | 13.33 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 13.39 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 17.46 1000 ha | +30.4% |
| 2017 | 12.77 1000 ha | -26.8% |
| 2018 | 13.2 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 12.27 1000 ha | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 11.31 1000 ha | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 11.58 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 11.82 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 11.82 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.82 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 11.82 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.82 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land used for aquaculture — Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -64.2% | 37.19 1000 ha | 13.31 1000 ha |
| 2016 | +30.4% | 13.39 1000 ha | 17.46 1000 ha |
| 2017 | -26.8% | 17.46 1000 ha | 12.77 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.51 1000 ha | 27.25 1000 ha | 32.3 1000 ha | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.04 1000 ha | 12.27 1000 ha | 37.19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.67 1000 ha | 11.31 1000 ha | 11.82 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 used for aquaculture — area in Malaysia?
- Land used for aquaculture — area in Malaysia was 11.82 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land used for aquaculture — area recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.19 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest land used for aquaculture — area recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.31 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for land used for aquaculture — area?
- Malaysia ranks 10th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land used for aquaculture — area rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land used for aquaculture — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.