Malaysia vs United Kingdom: Agricultural land use per person
Malaysia
0.2445 hectares per person
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.2431 hectares per person
in 2025
Malaysia rank
126th
United Kingdom rank
127th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Malaysia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.2445 hectares per person against 0.2431 hectares per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0014 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Malaysia ranks 126th and United Kingdom ranks 127th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 11 and United Kingdom in 29.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.3698 hectares per person | 4.42 hectares per person | 4.05 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1100s | 0.3686 hectares per person | 4.38 hectares per person | 4.01 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1200s | 0.3674 hectares per person | 2.67 hectares per person | 2.31 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1300s | 0.3663 hectares per person | 2.22 hectares per person | 1.85 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1400s | 0.3654 hectares per person | 3.17 hectares per person | 2.8 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1500s | 0.3645 hectares per person | 2.44 hectares per person | 2.08 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1600s | 0.3637 hectares per person | 2.24 hectares per person | 1.88 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1700s | 0.363 hectares per person | 1.88 hectares per person | 1.51 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1710s | 0.3623 hectares per person | 1.79 hectares per person | 1.43 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1720s | 0.363 hectares per person | 1.71 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1730s | 0.3616 hectares per person | 1.6 hectares per person | 1.24 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1740s | 0.3607 hectares per person | 1.56 hectares per person | 1.19 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1750s | 0.3597 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 1.14 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1760s | 0.3588 hectares per person | 1.43 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1770s | 0.3579 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | 0.9927 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1780s | 0.3572 hectares per person | 1.29 hectares per person | 0.9353 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1790s | 0.3565 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 0.8422 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1800s | 0.3558 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | 0.7538 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1810s | 0.3552 hectares per person | 1.03 hectares per person | 0.6756 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1820s | 0.3546 hectares per person | 0.8673 hectares per person | 0.5127 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1830s | 0.3552 hectares per person | 0.7591 hectares per person | 0.4039 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1840s | 0.354 hectares per person | 0.6942 hectares per person | 0.3402 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 0.3533 hectares per person | 0.5839 hectares per person | 0.2306 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 0.3525 hectares per person | 0.4657 hectares per person | 0.1132 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 0.3517 hectares per person | 0.5072 hectares per person | 0.1555 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 0.3509 hectares per person | 0.4728 hectares per person | 0.1219 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 0.4568 hectares per person | 0.4474 hectares per person | 0.0093 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 1900s | 0.455 hectares per person | 0.4242 hectares per person | 0.0308 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 0.4936 hectares per person | 0.406 hectares per person | 0.0877 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 0.5972 hectares per person | 0.3979 hectares per person | 0.1993 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 0.4865 hectares per person | 0.3914 hectares per person | 0.0951 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 0.4585 hectares per person | 0.3866 hectares per person | 0.0719 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 0.4692 hectares per person | 0.3788 hectares per person | 0.0904 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0.3629 hectares per person | 0.3635 hectares per person | 0.0006 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.3555 hectares per person | 0.3324 hectares per person | 0.0231 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.3555 hectares per person | 0.3227 hectares per person | 0.0327 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.3381 hectares per person | 0.3048 hectares per person | 0.0333 hectares per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.2758 hectares per person | 0.2864 hectares per person | 0.0106 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.2692 hectares per person | 0.2706 hectares per person | 0.0014 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.2522 hectares per person | 0.2517 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Malaysia or United Kingdom?
- Malaysia, at 0.2445 hectares per person against 0.2431 hectares per person in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Malaysia and United Kingdom?
- 0.0014 hectares per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United Kingdom?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and United Kingdom rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Malaysia ranks 126th and United Kingdom ranks 127th 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.