Gambia vs Malaysia: Agricultural land use per person
Gambia
0.2649 hectares per person
in 2025
Malaysia
0.2445 hectares per person
in 2025
Gambia rank
124th
Malaysia rank
126th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Gambia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.2649 hectares per person against 0.2445 hectares per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0204 hectares per person.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 124th and Malaysia ranks 126th of 202 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 6.49 hectares per person | 0.3698 hectares per person | 6.12 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1100s | 6.26 hectares per person | 0.3686 hectares per person | 5.89 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1200s | 6.01 hectares per person | 0.3674 hectares per person | 5.65 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1300s | 5.74 hectares per person | 0.3663 hectares per person | 5.38 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1400s | 5.44 hectares per person | 0.3654 hectares per person | 5.08 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1500s | 5.1 hectares per person | 0.3645 hectares per person | 4.74 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1600s | 4.71 hectares per person | 0.3637 hectares per person | 4.35 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1700s | 4.25 hectares per person | 0.363 hectares per person | 3.88 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1710s | 4.19 hectares per person | 0.3623 hectares per person | 3.83 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1720s | 4.14 hectares per person | 0.363 hectares per person | 3.78 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1730s | 4.08 hectares per person | 0.3616 hectares per person | 3.72 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1740s | 4.03 hectares per person | 0.3607 hectares per person | 3.67 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1750s | 3.97 hectares per person | 0.3597 hectares per person | 3.61 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1760s | 3.91 hectares per person | 0.3588 hectares per person | 3.55 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1770s | 3.84 hectares per person | 0.3579 hectares per person | 3.49 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1780s | 3.78 hectares per person | 0.3572 hectares per person | 3.42 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1790s | 3.71 hectares per person | 0.3565 hectares per person | 3.36 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1800s | 3.64 hectares per person | 0.3558 hectares per person | 3.29 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1810s | 3.57 hectares per person | 0.3552 hectares per person | 3.21 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1820s | 3.49 hectares per person | 0.3546 hectares per person | 3.14 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1830s | 3.42 hectares per person | 0.3552 hectares per person | 3.06 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1840s | 3.33 hectares per person | 0.354 hectares per person | 2.98 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1850s | 3.25 hectares per person | 0.3533 hectares per person | 2.89 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1860s | 3.15 hectares per person | 0.3525 hectares per person | 2.8 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1870s | 3.06 hectares per person | 0.3517 hectares per person | 2.71 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1880s | 2.95 hectares per person | 0.3509 hectares per person | 2.6 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1890s | 2.84 hectares per person | 0.4568 hectares per person | 2.38 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1900s | 2.72 hectares per person | 0.455 hectares per person | 2.26 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1910s | 2.59 hectares per person | 0.4936 hectares per person | 2.09 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1920s | 2.44 hectares per person | 0.5972 hectares per person | 1.84 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1930s | 2.27 hectares per person | 0.4865 hectares per person | 1.78 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1940s | 2.06 hectares per person | 0.4585 hectares per person | 1.6 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1950s | 1.65 hectares per person | 0.4692 hectares per person | 1.18 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1960s | 1.32 hectares per person | 0.3629 hectares per person | 0.9602 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1970s | 1.09 hectares per person | 0.3555 hectares per person | 0.7385 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.8123 hectares per person | 0.3555 hectares per person | 0.4569 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.5374 hectares per person | 0.3381 hectares per person | 0.1992 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.3582 hectares per person | 0.2758 hectares per person | 0.0824 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.3331 hectares per person | 0.2692 hectares per person | 0.064 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.2773 hectares per person | 0.2522 hectares per person | 0.0251 hectares per person | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Gambia or Malaysia?
- Gambia, at 0.2649 hectares per person against 0.2445 hectares per person in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Gambia and Malaysia?
- 0.0204 hectares per person, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malaysia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Malaysia rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Gambia ranks 124th and Malaysia ranks 126th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.