Drained organic soils — Area in Malaysia
Malaysia: Drained organic soils — Area was 657,392 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
657,392 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 221 countries
All-time high
666,564 ha
in 2021
All-time low
421,115 ha
in 1996
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Drained organic soils — Area in Malaysia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area in Malaysia is 657,392 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Malaysia peaked at 666,564 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 421,115 ha, in 1996.
Malaysia ranks 11th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Area in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 437,612 ha | — |
| 1991 | 437,612 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 437,612 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 437,366 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 437,194 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 431,703 ha | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 421,115 ha | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 421,837 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 425,878 ha | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 432,589 ha | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 442,986 ha | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 453,180 ha | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 459,897 ha | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 463,877 ha | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 474,344 ha | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 484,468 ha | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 501,972 ha | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 526,769 ha | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 562,150 ha | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 587,223 ha | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 606,527 ha | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 614,591 ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 622,604 ha | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 625,865 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 642,652 ha | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 642,316 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 650,524 ha | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 653,725 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 655,960 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 660,970 ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 664,473 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 666,564 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 657,392 ha | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 657,392 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 657,392 ha | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 657,392 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.47 ha, 39919.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 432,052 ha | 421,115 ha | 437,612 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 495,687 ha | 442,986 ha | 587,223 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 637,573 ha | 606,527 ha | 660,970 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 660,643 ha | 657,392 ha | 666,564 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 8 Poland 1.06 million ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 35,397 ha compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,357 ha compare
- 9 Mongolia 1.02 million ha compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 6,792 ha compare
- 10 Ukraine 683,641 ha compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5,187 ha compare
- 12 Ireland 527,407 ha compare
- 12 Türkiye 111.95 ha compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 ha
- 13 Finland 510,430 ha compare
- 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 ha
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 ha
- 13 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 ha
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 0 ha
- 13 Timor-Leste 0 ha
- 13 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 ha
- 13 Micronesia 0 ha
- 13 Polynesia 0 ha
- 14 Papua New Guinea 457,496 ha compare
More climate change data for Malaysia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 621.79 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,551 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,936 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,616 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,214 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,641 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.74 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area in Malaysia?
- Drained organic soils — area in Malaysia was 657,392 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 666,564 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 421,115 ha in 1996.
- How does Malaysia rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Malaysia ranks 11th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.