Cuba vs Malaysia: Total agricultural area over the long term
Cuba
6.48 million
in 2025
Malaysia
8.57 million
in 2025
Cuba rank
79th
Malaysia rank
76th
Total agricultural area over the long term over time
- Cuba
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 8.57 million against 6.48 million in Cuba, a difference of 2.09 million.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malaysia ahead.
Cuba ranks 79th and Malaysia ranks 76th of 199 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 12 and Malaysia in 28.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 | 73,964 | 73,964 | Malaysia |
| 1100s | 0 | 88,161 | 88,161 | Malaysia |
| 1200s | 0 | 102,284 | 102,284 | Malaysia |
| 1300s | 0 | 116,351 | 116,351 | Malaysia |
| 1400s | 0 | 130,372 | 130,372 | Malaysia |
| 1500s | 16,309 | 144,355 | 128,046 | Malaysia |
| 1600s | 55,499 | 180,052 | 124,553 | Malaysia |
| 1700s | 67,994 | 215,615 | 147,621 | Malaysia |
| 1710s | 77,962 | 222,652 | 144,690 | Malaysia |
| 1720s | 89,398 | 230,580 | 141,182 | Malaysia |
| 1730s | 102,517 | 237,108 | 134,591 | Malaysia |
| 1740s | 117,571 | 243,994 | 126,423 | Malaysia |
| 1750s | 134,843 | 250,724 | 115,881 | Malaysia |
| 1760s | 154,664 | 257,460 | 102,796 | Malaysia |
| 1770s | 177,410 | 264,223 | 86,813 | Malaysia |
| 1780s | 203,515 | 271,014 | 67,499 | Malaysia |
| 1790s | 233,477 | 277,828 | 44,351 | Malaysia |
| 1800s | 267,868 | 284,655 | 16,787 | Malaysia |
| 1810s | 307,346 | 298,373 | 8,973 | Cuba |
| 1820s | 352,666 | 312,056 | 40,610 | Cuba |
| 1830s | 436,922 | 326,801 | 110,121 | Cuba |
| 1840s | 539,354 | 339,851 | 199,503 | Cuba |
| 1850s | 665,846 | 353,319 | 312,527 | Cuba |
| 1860s | 697,850 | 458,225 | 239,625 | Cuba |
| 1870s | 729,013 | 562,718 | 166,295 | Cuba |
| 1880s | 770,536 | 666,705 | 103,831 | Cuba |
| 1890s | 815,573 | 1.00 million | 189,337 | Malaysia |
| 1900s | 863,300 | 1.12 million | 253,640 | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 1.12 million | 1.42 million | 295,120 | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 1.52 million | 2.13 million | 610,540 | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 1.97 million | 2.07 million | 98,350 | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 2.17 million | 2.55 million | 388,200 | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 3.52 million | 3.24 million | 279,218 | Cuba |
| 1960s | 4.28 million | 3.40 million | 888,245 | Cuba |
| 1970s | 5.68 million | 4.32 million | 1.36 million | Cuba |
| 1980s | 6.32 million | 5.58 million | 743,290 | Cuba |
| 1990s | 6.70 million | 6.90 million | 201,055 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 6.60 million | 7.09 million | 486,082 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 6.34 million | 8.20 million | 1.86 million | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 6.43 million | 8.57 million | 2.14 million | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total agricultural area over the long term, Cuba or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 8.57 million against 6.48 million in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total agricultural area over the long term between Cuba and Malaysia?
- 2.09 million, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malaysia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Malaysia rank globally for total agricultural area over the long term?
- Cuba ranks 79th and Malaysia ranks 76th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Total agricultural area over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.