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Malaysia: Arable land (% of land area)

2.59percent · 2024+4.5% since 2014

Arable land 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 (percent)Note
20242.588
20232.669
20222.753
20212.787
20202.773
20192.721
20182.668
20172.616
20162.564
20152.512
20142.478
20132.443
20122.643
20112.635
20102.6
20092.572
20082.649
20072.518
20062.709
20052.89
20042.881
20032.88
20022.945
20012.669
20002.644
19992.67
19982.662
19972.705
19962.715
19952.742
19942.824
19932.786
19922.82
19912.85
19902.832
19892.763
19882.775
19872.744
19862.724
19852.885
19842.895
19833.015
19823.028
19813.147
19803.22
19793.294
19783.272
19773.25
19763.161
19753.212
19743.057
19733.092
19723.065
19712.946
19702.895
19692.645
19682.634
19672.4
19662.365
19652.354
19642.468
19632.438
19622.368
19612.297

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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