Malaysia vs East Timor: Agricultural land per capita

Malaysia
0.244 hectares per capita
in 2023
East Timor
0.2466 hectares per capita
in 2023
Malaysia rank
139th
East Timor rank
138th

Agricultural land per capita over time

  • Malaysia
  • East Timor
00.10.20.30.40.5196119922023

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 0.2466 hectares per capita against 0.244 hectares per capita in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0026 hectares per capita.

Across all 63 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 139th and East Timor ranks 138th of 226 countries.

East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia East Timor Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3789 hectares per capita 0.4551 hectares per capita 0.0761 hectares per capita East Timor
1970s 0.3805 hectares per capita 0.4288 hectares per capita 0.0483 hectares per capita East Timor
1980s 0.3702 hectares per capita 0.42 hectares per capita 0.0498 hectares per capita East Timor
1990s 0.3449 hectares per capita 0.398 hectares per capita 0.0531 hectares per capita East Timor
2000s 0.2783 hectares per capita 0.364 hectares per capita 0.0857 hectares per capita East Timor
2010s 0.2636 hectares per capita 0.286 hectares per capita 0.0224 hectares per capita East Timor
2020s 0.2485 hectares per capita 0.2516 hectares per capita 0.0031 hectares per capita East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Malaysia or East Timor?
East Timor, at 0.2466 hectares per capita against 0.244 hectares per capita in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Malaysia and East Timor?
0.0026 hectares per capita, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and East Timor?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and East Timor rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
Malaysia ranks 139th and East Timor ranks 138th of 226 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land per capita
Unit
hectares per capita
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
226 places, 13,086 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.