El Salvador vs Malaysia: Arable land

El Salvador
721,000 hectares
in 2023
Malaysia
784,300 hectares
in 2023
El Salvador rank
117th
Malaysia rank
116th

Arable land over time

  • El Salvador
  • Malaysia
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M196119922023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 784,300 hectares against 721,000 hectares in El Salvador, a difference of 63,300 hectares.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

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

El Salvador ranks 117th and Malaysia ranks 116th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 474,333 hectares 801,997 hectares 327,663 hectares Malaysia
1970s 491,500 hectares 1.03 million hectares 534,979 hectares Malaysia
1980s 512,300 hectares 959,169 hectares 446,869 hectares Malaysia
1990s 581,600 hectares 907,050 hectares 325,450 hectares Malaysia
2000s 622,450 hectares 898,835 hectares 276,385 hectares Malaysia
2010s 691,760 hectares 833,156 hectares 141,396 hectares Malaysia
2020s 721,000 hectares 815,058 hectares 94,058 hectares Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, El Salvador or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 784,300 hectares against 721,000 hectares in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between El Salvador and Malaysia?
63,300 hectares, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for arable land?
El Salvador ranks 117th and Malaysia ranks 116th 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). 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)
Unit
hectares
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
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) 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.