Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0167 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.0167 ha per person for rice — area harvested, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0718 ha per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0167 ha per person, in 2024.
Malaysia ranks 27th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0633 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0649 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0643 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.063 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0643 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0617 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0629 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0679 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0688 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0692 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0705 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0718 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0687 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0661 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0654 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0624 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0601 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0473 ha per person | -21.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0584 ha per person | +23.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0552 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0531 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0493 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0466 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0423 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0429 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0413 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0405 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.04 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0384 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0382 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0373 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0357 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0359 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0352 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0331 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0329 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0323 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0308 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0309 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0304 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0286 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0282 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0272 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.027 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0262 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0244 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0249 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0238 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.024 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0237 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0236 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0231 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0223 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.02 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0218 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0217 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0212 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0213 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0201 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.019 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0189 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0184 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0175 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0167 ha per person | -4.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0167 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0037 ha per person, 4.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0167 ha per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0187 ha per person, 89% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0645 ha per person | 0.0617 ha per person | 0.0688 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.064 ha per person | 0.0473 ha per person | 0.0718 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.045 ha per person | 0.0384 ha per person | 0.0552 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0342 ha per person | 0.0308 ha per person | 0.0382 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0265 ha per person | 0.0238 ha per person | 0.0304 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0219 ha per person | 0.02 ha per person | 0.0237 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0181 ha per person | 0.0167 ha per person | 0.019 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Malaysia?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Malaysia was 0.0167 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0718 ha per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0167 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.