Malaysia - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Malaysia was 85,710 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 85,710 in 2018 and a minimum value of 30,847 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 30,847
1962 31,510
1963 32,759
1964 33,380
1965 34,973
1966 35,081
1967 35,717
1968 37,003
1969 37,559
1970 38,850
1971 39,588
1972 40,800
1973 41,609
1974 42,215
1975 43,541
1976 44,396
1977 45,707
1978 45,936
1979 48,391
1980 48,861
1981 50,448
1982 51,078
1983 52,054
1984 52,161
1985 54,158
1986 57,199
1987 60,734
1988 63,838
1989 67,217
1990 67,566
1991 67,945
1992 68,065
1993 68,914
1994 69,909
1995 69,660
1996 69,611
1997 69,587
1998 69,447
1999 69,471
2000 69,387
2001 69,470
2002 70,375
2003 71,162
2004 71,317
2005 71,344
2006 70,752
2007 71,072
2008 71,504
2009 72,200
2010 73,893
2011 75,306
2012 78,292
2013 80,593
2014 80,890
2015 85,700
2016 85,710
2017 85,710
2018 85,710

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Malaysia was 26.09 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 26.09 in 2018, while its lowest value was 9.39 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 9.39
1962 9.59
1963 9.97
1964 10.16
1965 10.64
1966 10.68
1967 10.87
1968 11.26
1969 11.43
1970 11.82
1971 12.05
1972 12.42
1973 12.66
1974 12.85
1975 13.25
1976 13.51
1977 13.91
1978 13.98
1979 14.73
1980 14.87
1981 15.35
1982 15.55
1983 15.84
1984 15.88
1985 16.48
1986 17.41
1987 18.49
1988 19.43
1989 20.46
1990 20.56
1991 20.68
1992 20.72
1993 20.98
1994 21.28
1995 21.20
1996 21.19
1997 21.18
1998 21.14
1999 21.14
2000 21.12
2001 21.14
2002 21.42
2003 21.66
2004 21.71
2005 21.71
2006 21.53
2007 21.63
2008 21.76
2009 21.98
2010 22.49
2011 22.92
2012 23.83
2013 24.53
2014 24.62
2015 26.08
2016 26.09
2017 26.09
2018 26.09

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use