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Malaysia: Arable land (hectares)

850,400hectares · 2024+4.5% since 2014

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Annual figures for Malaysia from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (hectares)Note
2024850,400
2023876,880
2022904,630
2021915,610
2020911,000
2019893,860
2018876,720
2017859,590
2016842,450
2015825,310
2014814,010
2013802,700
2012868,400
2011865,600
2010854,300
2009845,000
2008870,400
2007827,200
2006890,200
2005949,410
2004946,700
2003946,240
2002967,500
2001877,000
2000868,700
1999877,100
1998874,700
1997888,700
1996892,100
1995901,000
1994927,900
1993915,400
1992926,500
1991936,500
1990930,600
1989907,700
1988911,800
1987901,400
1986894,900
1985947,750
1984951,120
1983990,440
1982994,790
19811,033,790
19801,058,000
19791,082,110
19781,075,000
19771,067,740
19761,038,620
19751,055,140
19741,004,470
19731,015,890
19721,007,030
1971967,780
1970951,010
1969868,940
1968865,300
1967788,680
1966777,130
1965773,340
1964811,020
1963800,870
1962777,950
1961754,740

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (hectares). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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