How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Malaysia
Malaysia: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 5.48 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.48 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
43rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
6.45 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
0.7001 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Malaysia, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Malaysia is 5.48 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Malaysia peaked at 6.45 metric tons per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7001 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Malaysia 43rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.7001 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.8325 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1967 | 1.05 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1968 | 1.17 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1969 | 1.06 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1970 | 1.04 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 1.35 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1974 | 1.6 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1975 | 1.44 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1976 | 1.57 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 1.89 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1978 | 2.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 2.13 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 2.25 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 2.44 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 2.23 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 2.42 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 2.44 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 2.43 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 2.5 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 2.77 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 2.67 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 2.88 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 3.07 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 2.99 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 3.37 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1993 | 3.52 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 3.61 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 3.8 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 3.78 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 3.91 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 3.93 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 4.33 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 4.45 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 4.31 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 4.46 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 4.52 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 4.7 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 4.37 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 4.63 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 5.05 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 5.35 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 5.71 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 6.15 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 5.81 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 6.45 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 6.16 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 6.06 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.11 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 6.08 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.8 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 5.66 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 5.73 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 5.46 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 5.35 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 5.78 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 5.48 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 5.48 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8393 metric tons per square kilometre, 6.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 5.48 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.99 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9622 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7001 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.17 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.53 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.04 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.13 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.23 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.88 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.63 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.99 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.33 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.75 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.31 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.71 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.66 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.45 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.52 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.35 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.78 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 40 Vanuatu 5.69 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 41 Chile 5.52 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 42 Gambia 5.49 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 44 Curacao 5.07 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 45 Thailand 4.99 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 46 Cambodia 4.91 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Malaysia?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Malaysia was 5.48 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.45 metric tons per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7001 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Malaysia rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 43rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.