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

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.

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

Malaysia

0.1788

in 2023

Syria

0.1756

in 2023

Malaysia rank

145th

Syria rank

146th

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

Malaysia
Syria

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.1788 against 0.1756 in Syria, a difference of 0.0032.

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

Malaysia ranks 145th and Syria ranks 146th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9204	0.8111	0.1093	Malaysia
1970s	0.7113	0.5436	0.1677	Malaysia
1980s	0.479	0.294	0.185	Malaysia
1990s	0.3478	0.2204	0.1274	Malaysia
2000s	0.2513	0.1549	0.0964	Malaysia
2010s	0.1898	0.189	0.0007	Malaysia
2020s	0.1863	0.1936	0.0074	Syria

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, Malaysia or Syria?: Malaysia, at 0.1788 against 0.1756 in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Malaysia and Syria?: 0.0032, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Syria?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Syria rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Malaysia ranks 145th and Syria ranks 146th 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).