Other land — Area in Malaysia
Malaysia: Other land — Area was 5,749 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other land — Area in Malaysia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 5,749 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Malaysia peaked at 6,000 1000 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4,825 1000 ha, in 2015.
That places Malaysia 79th out of 259 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,480 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 5,535 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 5,615 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 5,623 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 5,616 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 5,734 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 5,770 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 5,800 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 5,841 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 5,865 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 5,900 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 5,900 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5,818 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 5,848 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 5,856 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5,861 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 5,929 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 6,000 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 5,966 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 5,999 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 5,998 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 5,818 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 5,646 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 5,542 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 5,183 1000 ha | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 4,825 1000 ha | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 4,864 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 4,902 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 4,926 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 4,964 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 5,209 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 5,387 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 5,515 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 5,629 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 5,749 1000 ha | +2.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 5,749 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,878 1000 ha, 3.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 5,749 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 281.86 1000 ha, 20.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,688 1000 ha | 5,480 1000 ha | 5,865 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,908 1000 ha | 5,818 1000 ha | 6,000 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,267 1000 ha | 4,825 1000 ha | 5,998 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,498 1000 ha | 5,209 1000 ha | 5,749 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More environment data for Malaysia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0079 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.8674 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Malaysia?
- Other land — area in Malaysia was 5,749 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,000 1000 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,825 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does Malaysia rank for other land — area?
- Malaysia ranks 79th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 Other land — 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.