Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0093 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2024, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Malaysia stood at 0.0093 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0405 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0093 sq. km per person, in 2024.
Malaysia ranks 121st of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0405 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0395 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0385 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0375 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0365 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0356 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0348 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.034 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0333 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0325 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0317 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.031 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0302 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0295 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0288 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0282 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0275 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0268 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0262 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0255 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0247 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0239 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0232 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0224 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0217 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.021 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0203 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0197 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0191 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0185 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.018 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0176 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.012 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0093 sq. km per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0129 sq. km per person, 72% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0093 sq. km per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0072 sq. km per person, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0367 sq. km per person | 0.0333 sq. km per person | 0.0405 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0293 sq. km per person | 0.0262 sq. km per person | 0.0325 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0221 sq. km per person | 0.0191 sq. km per person | 0.0255 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0165 sq. km per person | 0.0147 sq. km per person | 0.0185 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.013 sq. km per person | 0.0118 sq. km per person | 0.0144 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0107 sq. km per person | 0.0099 sq. km per person | 0.0115 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0095 sq. km per person | 0.0093 sq. km per person | 0.0097 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2303 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2382 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Malaysia?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Malaysia was 0.0093 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0405 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 121st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.