Malaysia vs New Zealand: Agricultural area over the long-term
Malaysia
8.57 million hectares
in 2025
New Zealand
9.35 million hectares
in 2025
Malaysia rank
76th
New Zealand rank
75th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Malaysia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 9.35 million hectares against 8.57 million hectares in Malaysia, a difference of 777,490 hectares.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 76th and New Zealand ranks 75th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 22 and New Zealand in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 73,964 hectares | 0 hectares | 73,964 hectares | Malaysia |
| 1100s | 88,161 hectares | 0 hectares | 88,161 hectares | Malaysia |
| 1200s | 102,284 hectares | 0 hectares | 102,284 hectares | Malaysia |
| 1300s | 116,351 hectares | 0 hectares | 116,351 hectares | Malaysia |
| 1400s | 130,372 hectares | 0 hectares | 130,372 hectares | Malaysia |
| 1500s | 144,355 hectares | 178.95 hectares | 144,176 hectares | Malaysia |
| 1600s | 180,052 hectares | 391.44 hectares | 179,661 hectares | Malaysia |
| 1700s | 215,615 hectares | 699.01 hectares | 214,916 hectares | Malaysia |
| 1710s | 222,652 hectares | 820.2 hectares | 221,832 hectares | Malaysia |
| 1720s | 230,580 hectares | 1,015 hectares | 229,565 hectares | Malaysia |
| 1730s | 237,108 hectares | 1,256 hectares | 235,852 hectares | Malaysia |
| 1740s | 243,994 hectares | 1,555 hectares | 242,439 hectares | Malaysia |
| 1750s | 250,724 hectares | 1,924 hectares | 248,800 hectares | Malaysia |
| 1760s | 257,460 hectares | 2,382 hectares | 255,078 hectares | Malaysia |
| 1770s | 264,223 hectares | 2,947 hectares | 261,276 hectares | Malaysia |
| 1780s | 271,014 hectares | 3,648 hectares | 267,366 hectares | Malaysia |
| 1790s | 277,828 hectares | 4,515 hectares | 273,313 hectares | Malaysia |
| 1800s | 284,655 hectares | 5,587 hectares | 279,068 hectares | Malaysia |
| 1810s | 298,373 hectares | 6,915 hectares | 291,458 hectares | Malaysia |
| 1820s | 312,056 hectares | 10,085 hectares | 301,971 hectares | Malaysia |
| 1830s | 326,801 hectares | 14,707 hectares | 312,094 hectares | Malaysia |
| 1840s | 339,851 hectares | 21,447 hectares | 318,404 hectares | Malaysia |
| 1850s | 353,319 hectares | 1.75 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 458,225 hectares | 2.05 million hectares | 1.59 million hectares | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 562,718 hectares | 2.44 million hectares | 1.87 million hectares | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 666,705 hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 1.00 million hectares | 3.93 million hectares | 2.93 million hectares | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 1.12 million hectares | 5.19 million hectares | 4.07 million hectares | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 1.42 million hectares | 6.11 million hectares | 4.70 million hectares | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 2.13 million hectares | 7.36 million hectares | 5.23 million hectares | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 2.07 million hectares | 8.56 million hectares | 6.49 million hectares | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 2.55 million hectares | 9.71 million hectares | 7.15 million hectares | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 3.24 million hectares | 11.85 million hectares | 8.60 million hectares | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 3.40 million hectares | 13.22 million hectares | 9.83 million hectares | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 4.32 million hectares | 13.81 million hectares | 9.49 million hectares | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 5.58 million hectares | 14.48 million hectares | 8.90 million hectares | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 6.90 million hectares | 13.21 million hectares | 6.31 million hectares | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 7.09 million hectares | 11.77 million hectares | 4.69 million hectares | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 8.20 million hectares | 10.90 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 8.57 million hectares | 9.77 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Malaysia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 9.35 million hectares against 8.57 million hectares in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Malaysia and New Zealand?
- 777,490 hectares, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and New Zealand?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and New Zealand rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Malaysia ranks 76th and New Zealand ranks 75th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.