Breakdown of habitable land area in Malaysia
Malaysia: Breakdown of habitable land area was 331,890 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Malaysia, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for breakdown of habitable land area in Malaysia is 331,890 hectares, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.8% over five years.
That places Malaysia 55th out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 302,310 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 324,540 hectares | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 328,550 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 331,800 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 331,890 hectares | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 331,890 hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74,495 hectares, 4.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 331,890 hectares is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,290 hectares, 35.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in Malaysia?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Malaysia was 331,890 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 331,890 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 302,310 hectares in 2015.
- How does Malaysia rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Malaysia ranks 55th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.