Malaysia vs Nigeria: Breakdown of habitable land area

Malaysia

331,890 hectares

in 2019

Nigeria

336,280 hectares

in 2019

Malaysia rank

55th

Nigeria rank

54th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

Nigeria currently reports 336,280 hectares against 331,890 hectares in Malaysia, a difference of 4,390 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Nigeria ahead.

Malaysia ranks 55th and Nigeria ranks 54th of 235 countries.

Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.