Other land — Area in Malaysia

Malaysia: Other land — Area was 5,749 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
5,749 1000 ha
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
74th
of 240 countries
All-time high
6,000 1000 ha
in 2007
All-time low
4,825 1000 ha
in 2015
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Other land — Area in Malaysia, 1990–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200720241990: 5.5k 1000 ha1991: 5.5k 1000 ha1992: 5.6k 1000 ha1993: 5.6k 1000 ha1994: 5.6k 1000 ha1995: 5.7k 1000 ha1996: 5.8k 1000 ha1997: 5.8k 1000 ha1998: 5.8k 1000 ha1999: 5.9k 1000 ha2000: 5.9k 1000 ha2001: 5.9k 1000 ha2002: 5.8k 1000 ha2003: 5.8k 1000 ha2004: 5.9k 1000 ha2005: 5.9k 1000 ha2006: 5.9k 1000 ha2007: 6.0k 1000 ha2008: 6.0k 1000 ha2009: 6.0k 1000 ha2010: 6.0k 1000 ha2011: 5.8k 1000 ha2012: 5.6k 1000 ha2013: 5.5k 1000 ha2014: 5.2k 1000 ha2015: 4.8k 1000 ha2016: 4.9k 1000 ha2017: 4.9k 1000 ha2018: 4.9k 1000 ha2019: 5.0k 1000 ha2020: 5.2k 1000 ha2021: 5.4k 1000 ha2022: 5.5k 1000 ha2023: 5.6k 1000 ha2024: 5.7k 1000 ha

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 74th out of 240 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 71 Zimbabwe 6,275 1000 ha compare
  2. 72 Spain 6,232 1000 ha compare
  3. 73 Ukraine 5,996 1000 ha compare
  4. 75 Finland 5,600 1000 ha compare
  5. 76 Zambia 5,527 1000 ha compare
  6. 77 Tunisia 5,199 1000 ha compare

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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 74th out of 240 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

Indicator
Other land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,327 data points, 1990–2024
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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.