Agricultural land in Malaysia
Agricultural land made up 24.8% of the land area of Malaysia in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2013.
Malaysia, 2024
24.8%
Change from 2023
−0.2percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
133rd of 208
Agricultural land in Malaysia over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24.8% | – |
| 2023 | 25.0% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 22.1% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 25.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 25.3%, the figure has changed by −0.5 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Malaysia has the 133rd highest value.
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57.7%
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Cereal yield
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Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.42e (Estimate) per person per day
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Healthy diet unaffordable
1.4%e (Estimate)
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Pesticide use
2.73e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
55.9e (Estimate) kg/ha
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