Agricultural land use per person in Malaysia
Malaysia: Agricultural land use per person was 0.2445 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2445 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
126th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.5972 hectares per person
in 1920
All-time low
0.2445 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Malaysia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural land use per person in Malaysia stood at 0.2445 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Malaysia peaked at 0.5972 hectares per person in 1920 and was at its lowest, 0.2445 hectares per person, in 2025.
Malaysia ranks 126th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural land use per person in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.3698 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.3686 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1200 | 0.3674 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1300 | 0.3663 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1400 | 0.3654 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1500 | 0.3645 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1600 | 0.3637 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1700 | 0.363 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1710 | 0.3623 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1720 | 0.363 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1730 | 0.3616 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1740 | 0.3607 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1750 | 0.3597 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1760 | 0.3588 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1770 | 0.3579 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1780 | 0.3572 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1790 | 0.3565 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1800 | 0.3558 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1810 | 0.3552 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1820 | 0.3546 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1830 | 0.3552 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1840 | 0.354 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1850 | 0.3533 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.3525 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.3517 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.3509 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.4568 hectares per person | +30.2% |
| 1900 | 0.455 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1910 | 0.4936 hectares per person | +8.5% |
| 1920 | 0.5972 hectares per person | +21.0% |
| 1930 | 0.4865 hectares per person | -18.5% |
| 1940 | 0.4585 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 1950 | 0.5335 hectares per person | +16.4% |
| 1951 | 0.5192 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1952 | 0.5048 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1953 | 0.4904 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 0.4761 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1955 | 0.4619 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1956 | 0.4476 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1957 | 0.4335 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1958 | 0.4193 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1959 | 0.4052 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1960 | 0.3782 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 1961 | 0.3664 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3625 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.365 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3607 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3671 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3583 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3555 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3593 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.356 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3596 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3564 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3577 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3553 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3515 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3536 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3519 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3537 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3577 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3577 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3555 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3548 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3497 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3472 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3392 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3436 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3519 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3628 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3705 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3793 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3711 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3631 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3543 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3495 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3458 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3362 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3274 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3192 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3109 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3037 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2963 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.29 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2874 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2844 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.279 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2733 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2664 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.263 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2602 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2584 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2602 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.261 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2671 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2708 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2751 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2794 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2753 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2714 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2675 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2638 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2601 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2569 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2536 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2505 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2475 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2445 hectares per person | -1.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.2445 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4169 hectares per person, 59% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.2445 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2284 hectares per person, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use per person 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 | +30.2% | 0.3509 hectares per person | 0.4568 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.3698 hectares per person | 0.3698 hectares per person | 0.3698 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.3686 hectares per person | 0.3686 hectares per person | 0.3686 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.3674 hectares per person | 0.3674 hectares per person | 0.3674 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.3663 hectares per person | 0.3663 hectares per person | 0.3663 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.3654 hectares per person | 0.3654 hectares per person | 0.3654 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.3645 hectares per person | 0.3645 hectares per person | 0.3645 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.3637 hectares per person | 0.3637 hectares per person | 0.3637 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.363 hectares per person | 0.363 hectares per person | 0.363 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.3623 hectares per person | 0.3623 hectares per person | 0.3623 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.363 hectares per person | 0.363 hectares per person | 0.363 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.3616 hectares per person | 0.3616 hectares per person | 0.3616 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.3607 hectares per person | 0.3607 hectares per person | 0.3607 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.3597 hectares per person | 0.3597 hectares per person | 0.3597 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.3588 hectares per person | 0.3588 hectares per person | 0.3588 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.3579 hectares per person | 0.3579 hectares per person | 0.3579 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.3572 hectares per person | 0.3572 hectares per person | 0.3572 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.3565 hectares per person | 0.3565 hectares per person | 0.3565 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3558 hectares per person | 0.3558 hectares per person | 0.3558 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.3552 hectares per person | 0.3552 hectares per person | 0.3552 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.3546 hectares per person | 0.3546 hectares per person | 0.3546 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.3552 hectares per person | 0.3552 hectares per person | 0.3552 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.354 hectares per person | 0.354 hectares per person | 0.354 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.3533 hectares per person | 0.3533 hectares per person | 0.3533 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.3525 hectares per person | 0.3525 hectares per person | 0.3525 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.3517 hectares per person | 0.3517 hectares per person | 0.3517 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.3509 hectares per person | 0.3509 hectares per person | 0.3509 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.4568 hectares per person | 0.4568 hectares per person | 0.4568 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.455 hectares per person | 0.455 hectares per person | 0.455 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.4936 hectares per person | 0.4936 hectares per person | 0.4936 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.5972 hectares per person | 0.5972 hectares per person | 0.5972 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.4865 hectares per person | 0.4865 hectares per person | 0.4865 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.4585 hectares per person | 0.4585 hectares per person | 0.4585 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.4692 hectares per person | 0.4052 hectares per person | 0.5335 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3629 hectares per person | 0.3555 hectares per person | 0.3782 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3555 hectares per person | 0.3515 hectares per person | 0.3596 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3555 hectares per person | 0.3392 hectares per person | 0.3793 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3381 hectares per person | 0.3037 hectares per person | 0.3711 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2758 hectares per person | 0.2584 hectares per person | 0.2963 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2692 hectares per person | 0.2602 hectares per person | 0.2794 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2522 hectares per person | 0.2445 hectares per person | 0.2601 hectares per person | 6 |
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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 agricultural land use per person in Malaysia?
- Agricultural land use per person in Malaysia was 0.2445 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5972 hectares per person in 1920.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2445 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Malaysia rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Malaysia ranks 126th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.