Total agricultural land use per person in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total agricultural land use per person was 0.2445 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2445
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
125th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.5972
in 1920
All-time low
0.2445
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Total agricultural land use per person in Malaysia, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, total agricultural land use per person in Malaysia stood at 0.2445. 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, total agricultural land use per person in Malaysia peaked at 0.5972 in 1920 and was at its lowest, 0.2445, in 2025.
Malaysia ranks 125th of 199 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.
Total agricultural land use per person in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.3698 | — |
| 1100 | 0.3686 | -0.3% |
| 1200 | 0.3674 | -0.3% |
| 1300 | 0.3663 | -0.3% |
| 1400 | 0.3654 | -0.3% |
| 1500 | 0.3645 | -0.2% |
| 1600 | 0.3637 | -0.2% |
| 1700 | 0.363 | -0.2% |
| 1710 | 0.3623 | -0.2% |
| 1720 | 0.363 | +0.2% |
| 1730 | 0.3616 | -0.4% |
| 1740 | 0.3607 | -0.2% |
| 1750 | 0.3597 | -0.3% |
| 1760 | 0.3588 | -0.3% |
| 1770 | 0.3579 | -0.2% |
| 1780 | 0.3572 | -0.2% |
| 1790 | 0.3565 | -0.2% |
| 1800 | 0.3558 | -0.2% |
| 1810 | 0.3552 | -0.2% |
| 1820 | 0.3546 | -0.2% |
| 1830 | 0.3552 | +0.2% |
| 1840 | 0.354 | -0.3% |
| 1850 | 0.3533 | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.3525 | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.3517 | -0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.3509 | -0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.4568 | +30.2% |
| 1900 | 0.455 | -0.4% |
| 1910 | 0.4936 | +8.5% |
| 1920 | 0.5972 | +21.0% |
| 1930 | 0.4865 | -18.5% |
| 1940 | 0.4585 | -5.8% |
| 1950 | 0.5335 | +16.4% |
| 1951 | 0.5192 | -2.7% |
| 1952 | 0.5048 | -2.8% |
| 1953 | 0.4904 | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 0.4761 | -2.9% |
| 1955 | 0.4619 | -3.0% |
| 1956 | 0.4476 | -3.1% |
| 1957 | 0.4335 | -3.2% |
| 1958 | 0.4193 | -3.3% |
| 1959 | 0.4052 | -3.4% |
| 1960 | 0.3782 | -6.7% |
| 1961 | 0.3664 | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3625 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.365 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3607 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3671 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3583 | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3555 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3593 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.356 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3596 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3564 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3577 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3553 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3515 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3536 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3519 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3537 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3577 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3577 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3555 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3548 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3497 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3472 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3392 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3436 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3519 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3628 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3705 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3793 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3711 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3631 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3543 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3495 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3458 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3362 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3274 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3192 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3109 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3037 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2963 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.29 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2874 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2844 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.279 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2733 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2664 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.263 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2602 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2584 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2602 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.261 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2671 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2708 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2751 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2794 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2753 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2714 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2675 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2638 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2601 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2569 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2536 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2505 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2475 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2445 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.3698 | 0.3698 | 0.3698 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.3686 | 0.3686 | 0.3686 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.3674 | 0.3674 | 0.3674 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.3663 | 0.3663 | 0.3663 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.3654 | 0.3654 | 0.3654 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.3645 | 0.3645 | 0.3645 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.3637 | 0.3637 | 0.3637 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.363 | 0.363 | 0.363 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.3623 | 0.3623 | 0.3623 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.363 | 0.363 | 0.363 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.3616 | 0.3616 | 0.3616 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.3607 | 0.3607 | 0.3607 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.3597 | 0.3597 | 0.3597 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.3588 | 0.3588 | 0.3588 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.3579 | 0.3579 | 0.3579 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.3572 | 0.3572 | 0.3572 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.3565 | 0.3565 | 0.3565 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3558 | 0.3558 | 0.3558 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.3552 | 0.3552 | 0.3552 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.3546 | 0.3546 | 0.3546 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.3552 | 0.3552 | 0.3552 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.354 | 0.354 | 0.354 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.3533 | 0.3533 | 0.3533 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.3525 | 0.3525 | 0.3525 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.3517 | 0.3517 | 0.3517 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.3509 | 0.3509 | 0.3509 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.4568 | 0.4568 | 0.4568 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.455 | 0.455 | 0.455 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.4936 | 0.4936 | 0.4936 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.5972 | 0.5972 | 0.5972 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.4865 | 0.4865 | 0.4865 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.4585 | 0.4585 | 0.4585 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.4692 | 0.4052 | 0.5335 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3629 | 0.3555 | 0.3782 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3555 | 0.3515 | 0.3596 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3555 | 0.3392 | 0.3793 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3381 | 0.3037 | 0.3711 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2758 | 0.2584 | 0.2963 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2692 | 0.2602 | 0.2794 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2522 | 0.2445 | 0.2601 | 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 8.22 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.22 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural land use per person in Malaysia?
- Total agricultural land use per person in Malaysia was 0.2445 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5972 in 1920.
- What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2445 in 2025.
- How does Malaysia rank for total agricultural land use per person?
- Malaysia ranks 125th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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