Cropland per person over the long-term in Malaysia
Malaysia: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.2364 hectares per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.2364 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
60th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.5649 hectares per person
in 1920
All-time low
0.2364 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in Malaysia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland per person over the long-term in Malaysia is 0.2364 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Malaysia peaked at 0.5649 hectares per person in 1920 and was at its lowest, 0.2364 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Malaysia 60th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.3166 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.3166 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1200 | 0.3165 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1300 | 0.3165 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1400 | 0.3165 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1500 | 0.3164 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1600 | 0.3164 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1700 | 0.3164 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1710 | 0.3164 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1720 | 0.3164 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1730 | 0.3164 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1740 | 0.3164 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1750 | 0.3164 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1760 | 0.3164 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1770 | 0.3164 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1780 | 0.3164 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1790 | 0.3164 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.3164 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.3164 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.3164 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.3164 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.3164 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.3164 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.3164 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.3164 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.3163 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.4228 hectares per person | +33.7% |
| 1900 | 0.4216 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1910 | 0.4608 hectares per person | +9.3% |
| 1920 | 0.5649 hectares per person | +22.6% |
| 1930 | 0.4547 hectares per person | -19.5% |
| 1940 | 0.4262 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 1950 | 0.5022 hectares per person | +17.8% |
| 1951 | 0.4884 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1952 | 0.4747 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1953 | 0.461 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1954 | 0.4473 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1955 | 0.4335 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1956 | 0.4198 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1957 | 0.4061 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1958 | 0.3924 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1959 | 0.3786 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1960 | 0.3512 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 1961 | 0.3403 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3368 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.34 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3362 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3431 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3347 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3323 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3365 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3336 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3375 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3347 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3363 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3344 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3309 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3334 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.332 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3342 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3384 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3387 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3367 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3364 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3317 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3296 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.322 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3266 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3353 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3465 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3547 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3639 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3559 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3483 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3397 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3353 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3319 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3226 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.314 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3062 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2981 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2912 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2842 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2781 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2757 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.273 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2678 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2624 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2557 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2525 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2498 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2482 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2501 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2511 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2574 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2612 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2657 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2701 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2662 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2623 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2586 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.255 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2515 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2483 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2452 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2422 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2392 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2364 hectares per person | -1.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.2364 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1888 hectares per person, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.2364 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1367 hectares per person, 1.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland per person over the long-term in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | +33.7% | 0.3163 hectares per person | 0.4228 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.3166 hectares per person | 0.3166 hectares per person | 0.3166 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.3166 hectares per person | 0.3166 hectares per person | 0.3166 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.3165 hectares per person | 0.3165 hectares per person | 0.3165 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.3165 hectares per person | 0.3165 hectares per person | 0.3165 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.3165 hectares per person | 0.3165 hectares per person | 0.3165 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.3163 hectares per person | 0.3163 hectares per person | 0.3163 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.4228 hectares per person | 0.4228 hectares per person | 0.4228 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.4216 hectares per person | 0.4216 hectares per person | 0.4216 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.4608 hectares per person | 0.4608 hectares per person | 0.4608 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.5649 hectares per person | 0.5649 hectares per person | 0.5649 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.4547 hectares per person | 0.4547 hectares per person | 0.4547 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.4262 hectares per person | 0.4262 hectares per person | 0.4262 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.4404 hectares per person | 0.3786 hectares per person | 0.5022 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3385 hectares per person | 0.3323 hectares per person | 0.3512 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.335 hectares per person | 0.3309 hectares per person | 0.3387 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3383 hectares per person | 0.322 hectares per person | 0.3639 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3243 hectares per person | 0.2912 hectares per person | 0.3559 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2647 hectares per person | 0.2482 hectares per person | 0.2842 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2598 hectares per person | 0.2501 hectares per person | 0.2701 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2438 hectares per person | 0.2364 hectares per person | 0.2515 hectares per person | 6 |
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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 cropland per person over the long-term in Malaysia?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Malaysia was 0.2364 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5649 hectares per person in 1920.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2364 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Malaysia rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Malaysia ranks 60th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.