Malaysia vs Zimbabwe: Breakdown of habitable land area

Malaysia

331,890 hectares

in 2019

Zimbabwe

322,680 hectares

in 2019

Malaysia rank

55th

Zimbabwe rank

56th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

Malaysia currently reports 331,890 hectares against 322,680 hectares in Zimbabwe, a difference of 9,210 hectares.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Malaysia ranks 55th and Zimbabwe ranks 56th 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.