Malaysia vs New Caledonia: Arable land

Malaysia
0.0223 hectares per person
in 2023
New Caledonia
0.0206 hectares per person
in 2023
Malaysia rank
169th
New Caledonia rank
172nd

Arable land over time

  • Malaysia
  • New Caledonia
0.020.040.060.080.1196119922023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0223 hectares per person against 0.0206 hectares per person in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.0017 hectares per person.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 169th and New Caledonia ranks 172nd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0887 hectares per person 0.0754 hectares per person 0.0133 hectares per person Malaysia
1970s 0.0905 hectares per person 0.0536 hectares per person 0.0369 hectares per person Malaysia
1980s 0.0645 hectares per person 0.0525 hectares per person 0.012 hectares per person Malaysia
1990s 0.0454 hectares per person 0.0394 hectares per person 0.006 hectares per person Malaysia
2000s 0.0354 hectares per person 0.0284 hectares per person 0.007 hectares per person Malaysia
2010s 0.027 hectares per person 0.0221 hectares per person 0.0049 hectares per person Malaysia
2020s 0.0236 hectares per person 0.0208 hectares per person 0.0028 hectares per person Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Malaysia or New Caledonia?
Malaysia, at 0.0223 hectares per person against 0.0206 hectares per person in New Caledonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Malaysia and New Caledonia?
0.0017 hectares per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and New Caledonia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and New Caledonia rank globally for arable land?
Malaysia ranks 169th and New Caledonia ranks 172nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.