Which has higher cropland organic soils — area, Germany or Malaysia?

Malaysia, at 606,968 ha against 557,208 ha in Germany as of 2024.

What is the difference in cropland organic soils — area between Germany and Malaysia?

49,760 ha, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Malaysia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Malaysia: Cropland organic soils — Area

Germany

557,208 ha

in 2024

Malaysia

606,968 ha

in 2024

Germany rank

9th

Malaysia rank

8th

Cropland organic soils — Area over time

Germany
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 606,968 ha against 557,208 ha in Germany, a difference of 49,760 ha.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 9th and Malaysia ranks 8th of 221 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	600,775 ha	386,146 ha	214,630 ha	Germany
2000s	581,322 ha	448,120 ha	133,202 ha	Germany
2010s	569,706 ha	586,463 ha	16,757 ha	Malaysia
2020s	557,622 ha	609,905 ha	52,283 ha	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland organic soils — area, Germany or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 606,968 ha against 557,208 ha in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland organic soils — area between Germany and Malaysia?: 49,760 ha, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Malaysia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Germany and Malaysia rank globally for cropland organic soils — area?: Germany ranks 9th and Malaysia ranks 8th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland organic soils — Area
Unit: ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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