Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Malaysia

Malaysia: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 86.11 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
86.11 %
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
8th
of 220 countries
All-time high
87.08 %
in 2015
All-time low
68.23 %
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Malaysia, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Malaysia stood at 86.11 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Malaysia peaked at 87.08 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 68.23 %, in 1962.

Malaysia ranks 8th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 69.89 % 68.23 % 71.39 % 9
1970s 70.46 % 69.36 % 72.33 % 10
1980s 77.72 % 73.22 % 82.42 % 10
1990s 82.95 % 82.13 % 83.93 % 10
2000s 84.45 % 83.34 % 85.63 % 10
2010s 86.41 % 85.64 % 87.08 % 10
2020s 85.83 % 85.63 % 86.11 % 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 5 Marshall Islands 93.12 % compare
  2. 6 Seychelles 90.28 % compare
  3. 7 Sao Tome and Principe 88.7 % compare
  4. 9 French Polynesia 85.81 % compare
  5. 10 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 79.41 % compare
  6. 11 Wallis and Futuna Islands 71.43 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Malaysia?
Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Malaysia was 86.11 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 87.08 % in 2015.
What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 68.23 % in 1962.
How does Malaysia rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
Malaysia ranks 8th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,814 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.