Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Malaysia

Malaysia: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 657,392 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
657,392 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 238 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 — FAO TIER 1 in Malaysia, 1990–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1990200720241990: 437.6k ha1991: 437.6k ha1992: 437.6k ha1993: 437.4k ha1994: 437.2k ha1995: 431.7k ha1996: 421.1k ha1997: 421.8k ha1998: 425.9k ha1999: 432.6k ha2000: 443.0k ha2001: 453.2k ha2002: 459.9k ha2003: 463.9k ha2004: 474.3k ha2005: 484.5k ha2006: 502.0k ha2007: 526.8k ha2008: 562.1k ha2009: 587.2k ha2010: 606.5k ha2011: 614.6k ha2012: 622.6k ha2013: 625.9k ha2014: 642.7k ha2015: 642.3k ha2016: 650.5k ha2017: 653.7k ha2018: 656.0k ha2019: 661.0k ha2020: 664.5k ha2021: 666.6k ha2022: 657.4k ha2023: 657.4k ha2024: 657.4k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1 in Malaysia peaked at 666,564 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 421,115 ha, in 1996.

Malaysia ranks 11th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 8 Poland 1.06 million ha compare
  2. 9 Mongolia 1.02 million ha compare
  3. 10 Ukraine 683,641 ha compare
  4. 12 Ireland 527,407 ha compare
  5. 13 Finland 510,430 ha compare
  6. 14 Melanesia 459,259 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Malaysia?
Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1 recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 666,564 ha in 2021.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 421,115 ha in 1996.
How does Malaysia rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?
Malaysia ranks 11th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 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 — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1
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
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