FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.2347 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Malaysia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Malaysia stood at 0.2347 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.3724 hectares per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2347 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Malaysia 62nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3509 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3494 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3547 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3524 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3609 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.353 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3512 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3563 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3537 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3582 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3567 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3594 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3581 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3548 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3578 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3565 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3587 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.363 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3629 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3588 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.357 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3502 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3458 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3355 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3375 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3458 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3564 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3639 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3724 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3634 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3553 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3465 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3421 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3385 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3288 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3202 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3122 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.304 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2969 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2897 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2832 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2802 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2768 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2711 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2651 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.257 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2527 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.249 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2466 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2479 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2485 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2543 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2576 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2616 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2653 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2606 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2561 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2517 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2478 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2445 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2417 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2388 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2347 hectares per person | -1.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.2347 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1817 hectares per person, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.2347 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1217 hectares per person, 1.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3536 hectares per person | 0.3494 hectares per person | 0.3609 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3586 hectares per person | 0.3548 hectares per person | 0.363 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3523 hectares per person | 0.3355 hectares per person | 0.3724 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3308 hectares per person | 0.2969 hectares per person | 0.3634 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2671 hectares per person | 0.2466 hectares per person | 0.2897 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2551 hectares per person | 0.2478 hectares per person | 0.2653 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2399 hectares per person | 0.2347 hectares per person | 0.2445 hectares per person | 4 |
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 fao projections of arable land, per capita in Malaysia?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in Malaysia was 0.2347 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3724 hectares per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2347 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 62nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.