Agricultural land use, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.244 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Malaysia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use, per capita in Malaysia is 0.244 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.3882 hectares per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.244 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Malaysia 130th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3778 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.376 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3808 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3781 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3862 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3778 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3757 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3805 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3776 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3817 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3798 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3821 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3805 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3769 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3795 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3778 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3798 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3837 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3832 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3787 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3765 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3693 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3644 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3534 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3551 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3629 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3731 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3801 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3882 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3789 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3704 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3614 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3566 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3527 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3426 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3339 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3256 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.317 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3096 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3021 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2953 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.292 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2883 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2824 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2761 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2678 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2632 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2594 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2567 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2579 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2582 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2639 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2671 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2635 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2744 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2696 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2649 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2604 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2563 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2529 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.25 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.247 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.244 hectares per person | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3789 hectares per person | 0.3757 hectares per person | 0.3862 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3805 hectares per person | 0.3769 hectares per person | 0.3837 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3702 hectares per person | 0.3534 hectares per person | 0.3882 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3449 hectares per person | 0.3096 hectares per person | 0.3789 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2783 hectares per person | 0.2567 hectares per person | 0.3021 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2636 hectares per person | 0.2563 hectares per person | 0.2744 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2485 hectares per person | 0.244 hectares per person | 0.2529 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 127 Guatemala 0.2545 hectares per person compare
- 128 United Kingdom 0.2482 hectares per person compare
- 129 East Timor 0.2466 hectares per person compare
- 131 Palau 0.2426 hectares per person compare
- 132 Myanmar 0.2401 hectares per person compare
- 133 Dominican Republic 0.2354 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0822 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,078 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.913 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2261 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Malaysia?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Malaysia was 0.244 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3882 hectares per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.244 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 130th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.