How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malaysia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Malaysia: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Canada

0.1804

in 2023

Malaysia

0.1788

in 2023

Canada rank

144th

Malaysia rank

145th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

Canada
Malaysia

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.1804 against 0.1788 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0016.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.

Canada ranks 144th and Malaysia ranks 145th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.651	0.9204	0.2694	Malaysia
1970s	0.5264	0.7113	0.1849	Malaysia
1980s	0.4151	0.479	0.0639	Malaysia
1990s	0.3287	0.3478	0.0191	Malaysia
2000s	0.2934	0.2513	0.0421	Canada
2010s	0.1962	0.1898	0.0064	Canada
2020s	0.1878	0.1863	0.0015	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Canada or Malaysia?: Canada, at 0.1804 against 0.1788 in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Canada and Malaysia?: 0.0016, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malaysia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and Malaysia rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Canada ranks 144th and Malaysia ranks 145th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).