Iraq vs Malaysia: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Iraq
6.7%
in 2023
Malaysia
6.3%
in 2023
Iraq rank
30th
Malaysia rank
31st
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Iraq
- Malaysia
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 6.7% against 6.3% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malaysia ahead.
Iraq ranks 30th and Malaysia ranks 31st of 225 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 27.4% | 23.6% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 28.8% | 26.5% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | -3.1% | 24.9% | 27.9% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | -6.0% | 2.7% | 8.6% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 15.3% | 10.0% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 11.4% | 0.6% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Iraq or Malaysia?
- Iraq, at 6.7% against 6.3% in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Iraq and Malaysia?
- 0.4%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Malaysia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Malaysia rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Iraq ranks 30th and Malaysia ranks 31st of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.