Indonesia vs Malaysia: Agricultural land use per person
Indonesia
0.2284 hectares per person
in 2025
Malaysia
0.2445 hectares per person
in 2025
Indonesia rank
129th
Malaysia rank
126th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.2445 hectares per person against 0.2284 hectares per person in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0161 hectares per person.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 129th and Malaysia ranks 126th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 28 and Malaysia in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.4323 hectares per person | 0.3698 hectares per person | 0.0625 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1100s | 0.4646 hectares per person | 0.3686 hectares per person | 0.096 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1200s | 0.5002 hectares per person | 0.3674 hectares per person | 0.1328 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1300s | 0.5406 hectares per person | 0.3663 hectares per person | 0.1742 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1400s | 0.585 hectares per person | 0.3654 hectares per person | 0.2196 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1500s | 0.6081 hectares per person | 0.3645 hectares per person | 0.2436 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1600s | 0.624 hectares per person | 0.3637 hectares per person | 0.2602 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1700s | 0.6363 hectares per person | 0.363 hectares per person | 0.2733 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1710s | 0.6467 hectares per person | 0.3623 hectares per person | 0.2845 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1720s | 0.6571 hectares per person | 0.363 hectares per person | 0.2941 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1730s | 0.6674 hectares per person | 0.3616 hectares per person | 0.3059 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1740s | 0.678 hectares per person | 0.3607 hectares per person | 0.3173 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1750s | 0.6891 hectares per person | 0.3597 hectares per person | 0.3294 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1760s | 0.7001 hectares per person | 0.3588 hectares per person | 0.3414 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1770s | 0.7116 hectares per person | 0.3579 hectares per person | 0.3537 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1780s | 0.7233 hectares per person | 0.3572 hectares per person | 0.3661 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1790s | 0.7354 hectares per person | 0.3565 hectares per person | 0.3789 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1800s | 0.747 hectares per person | 0.3558 hectares per person | 0.3912 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1810s | 0.7182 hectares per person | 0.3552 hectares per person | 0.363 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1820s | 0.6904 hectares per person | 0.3546 hectares per person | 0.3358 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1830s | 0.6641 hectares per person | 0.3552 hectares per person | 0.3089 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1840s | 0.6391 hectares per person | 0.354 hectares per person | 0.2851 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1850s | 0.6152 hectares per person | 0.3533 hectares per person | 0.2619 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1860s | 0.5917 hectares per person | 0.3525 hectares per person | 0.2392 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1870s | 0.5694 hectares per person | 0.3517 hectares per person | 0.2177 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1880s | 0.5488 hectares per person | 0.3509 hectares per person | 0.1979 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 0.5291 hectares per person | 0.4568 hectares per person | 0.0723 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 0.5273 hectares per person | 0.455 hectares per person | 0.0723 hectares per person | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 0.4868 hectares per person | 0.4936 hectares per person | 0.0068 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 0.4581 hectares per person | 0.5972 hectares per person | 0.1391 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 0.437 hectares per person | 0.4865 hectares per person | 0.0495 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 0.4201 hectares per person | 0.4585 hectares per person | 0.0384 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 0.4215 hectares per person | 0.4692 hectares per person | 0.0477 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0.3474 hectares per person | 0.3629 hectares per person | 0.0155 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.285 hectares per person | 0.3555 hectares per person | 0.0705 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.2596 hectares per person | 0.3555 hectares per person | 0.0959 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.2374 hectares per person | 0.3381 hectares per person | 0.1008 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.2195 hectares per person | 0.2758 hectares per person | 0.0564 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.2258 hectares per person | 0.2692 hectares per person | 0.0433 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.2274 hectares per person | 0.2522 hectares per person | 0.0248 hectares per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Indonesia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.2445 hectares per person against 0.2284 hectares per person in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Indonesia and Malaysia?
- 0.0161 hectares per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malaysia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Malaysia rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Indonesia ranks 129th 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.