Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Malaysia

Arable land in Malaysia in 2023 — 784,300 ha. Ranked 116 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 3.9%.

2023 784,300 ha −4.97% vs 2022
World rank 116of 206
Period maximum 1.08M ha1979
Period minimum 754,740 ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Malaysia, 1961–2023700,000800,000900,0001M1.1M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 754,740 ha1963: 800,870 ha1965: 773,340 ha1967: 788,680 ha1969: 868,940 ha1971: 967,780 ha1973: 1,015,890 ha1975: 1,055,140 ha1977: 1,067,740 ha1979: 1,082,110 ha1981: 1,033,790 ha1983: 990,440 ha1985: 947,750 ha1987: 901,400 ha1989: 907,700 ha1991: 936,500 ha1993: 915,400 ha1995: 901,000 ha1997: 888,700 ha1999: 877,100 ha2001: 877,000 ha2003: 946,240 ha2005: 949,410 ha2007: 827,200 ha2009: 845,000 ha2011: 865,600 ha2013: 802,700 ha2015: 825,310 ha2017: 825,310 ha2019: 825,310 ha2021: 825,310 ha2023: 784,300 ha
Change over the period: +29,560 (+3.92%) Average annual rate: 0.06 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia

Malaysia 784,300 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
East Asia & Pacific computed 213M ha
South-Eastern Asia computed 63.19M ha
Arable land — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 784,300 −41,010 −4.97%
2022 825,310 +0 +0%
2021 825,310 +0 +0%
2020 825,310 +0 +0%
2019 825,310 +0 +0%
2018 825,310 +0 +0%
2017 825,310 +0 +0%
2016 825,310 +0 +0%
2015 825,310 +11,305 +1.39%
2014 814,005 +11,305 +1.41%
2013 802,700 −65,700 −7.57%
2012 868,400 +2,800 +0.32%
2011 865,600 +11,300 +1.32%
2010 854,300 +9,300 +1.1%
2009 845,000 −25,400 −2.92%
2008 870,400 +43,200 +5.22%
2007 827,200 −63,000 −7.08%
2006 890,200 −59,210 −6.24%
2005 949,410 +2,710 +0.29%
2004 946,700 +460 +0.05%
2003 946,240 −21,260 −2.2%
2002 967,500 +90,500 +10.32%
2001 877,000 +8,300 +0.96%
2000 868,700 −8,400 −0.96%
1999 877,100 +2,400 +0.27%
1998 874,700 −14,000 −1.58%
1997 888,700 −3,400 −0.38%
1996 892,100 −8,900 −0.99%
1995 901,000 −26,900 −2.9%
1994 927,900 +12,500 +1.37%
1993 915,400 −11,100 −1.2%
1992 926,500 −10,000 −1.07%
1991 936,500 +5,900 +0.63%
1990 930,600 +22,900 +2.52%
1989 907,700 −4,100 −0.45%
1988 911,800 +10,400 +1.15%
1987 901,400 +6,500 +0.73%
1986 894,900 −52,850 −5.58%
1985 947,750 −3,370 −0.35%
1984 951,120 −39,320 −3.97%
1983 990,440 −4,350 −0.44%
1982 994,790 −39,000 −3.77%
1981 1.03M −24,210 −2.29%
1980 1.06M −24,110 −2.23%
1979 1.08M +7,110 +0.66%
1978 1.08M +7,260 +0.68%
1977 1.07M +29,120 +2.8%
1976 1.04M −16,520 −1.57%
1975 1.06M +50,670 +5.04%
1974 1M −11,420 −1.12%
1973 1.02M +8,860 +0.88%
1972 1.01M +39,250 +4.06%
1971 967,780 +16,770 +1.76%
1970 951,010 +82,070 +9.44%
1969 868,940 +3,640 +0.42%
1968 865,300 +76,620 +9.71%
1967 788,680 +11,550 +1.49%
1966 777,130 +3,790 +0.49%
1965 773,340 −37,680 −4.65%
1964 811,020 +10,150 +1.27%
1963 800,870 +22,920 +2.95%
1962 777,950 +23,210 +3.08%
1961 754,740

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.