Drained organic soils — Area, per capita in Malaysia

Malaysia: Drained organic soils — Area, per capita was 0.0185 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0185 ha per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
20th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0245 ha per person
in 1990
All-time low
0.0185 ha per person
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area, per capita in Malaysia, 1990–2024

00.0050.010.0150.020.0251990200720241990: 0.025 ha per person1991: 0.024 ha per person1992: 0.023 ha per person1993: 0.023 ha per person1994: 0.022 ha per person1995: 0.021 ha per person1996: 0.02 ha per person1997: 0.02 ha per person1998: 0.019 ha per person1999: 0.019 ha per person2000: 0.019 ha per person2001: 0.019 ha per person2002: 0.019 ha per person2003: 0.019 ha per person2004: 0.019 ha per person2005: 0.019 ha per person2006: 0.019 ha per person2007: 0.02 ha per person2008: 0.02 ha per person2009: 0.021 ha per person2010: 0.021 ha per person2011: 0.021 ha per person2012: 0.021 ha per person2013: 0.021 ha per person2014: 0.021 ha per person2015: 0.021 ha per person2016: 0.02 ha per person2017: 0.02 ha per person2018: 0.02 ha per person2019: 0.02 ha per person2020: 0.02 ha per person2021: 0.019 ha per person2022: 0.019 ha per person2023: 0.019 ha per person2024: 0.018 ha per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area, per capita in Malaysia is 0.0185 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0245 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0185 ha per person, in 2024.

Malaysia ranks 20th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Drained organic soils — Area, per capita in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area, per capita in Malaysia, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha per person Change
1990 0.0245 ha per person —
1991 0.0239 ha per person -2.8%
1992 0.0232 ha per person -2.6%
1993 0.0226 ha per person -2.6%
1994 0.0221 ha per person -2.5%
1995 0.0212 ha per person -3.7%
1996 0.0202 ha per person -4.9%
1997 0.0197 ha per person -2.3%
1998 0.0194 ha per person -1.5%
1999 0.0193 ha per person -0.8%
2000 0.0193 ha per person +0.0%
2001 0.0193 ha per person -0.1%
2002 0.0191 ha per person -0.9%
2003 0.0188 ha per person -1.5%
2004 0.0188 ha per person -0.1%
2005 0.0188 ha per person -0.2%
2006 0.019 ha per person +1.3%
2007 0.0195 ha per person +2.7%
2008 0.0204 ha per person +4.5%
2009 0.0209 ha per person +2.4%
2010 0.0212 ha per person +1.4%
2011 0.0211 ha per person -0.4%
2012 0.021 ha per person -0.4%
2013 0.0207 ha per person -1.2%
2014 0.0209 ha per person +0.9%
2015 0.0206 ha per person -1.8%
2016 0.0205 ha per person -0.5%
2017 0.0202 ha per person -1.3%
2018 0.0199 ha per person -1.4%
2019 0.0198 ha per person -0.8%
2020 0.0196 ha per person -0.8%
2021 0.0194 ha per person -0.8%
2022 0.0189 ha per person -2.5%
2023 0.0187 ha per person -1.2%
2024 0.0185 ha per person -1.2%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 0.0185 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 3249.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0216 ha per person 0.0193 ha per person 0.0245 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0194 ha per person 0.0188 ha per person 0.0209 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0206 ha per person 0.0198 ha per person 0.0212 ha per person 10
2020s 0.019 ha per person 0.0185 ha per person 0.0196 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 17 Suriname 0.0228 ha per person compare
  2. 18 South Sudan 0.0211 ha per person compare
  3. 19 Hungary 0.0208 ha per person compare
  4. 21 Ukraine 0.0181 ha per person compare
  5. 22 Indonesia 0.0174 ha per person compare
  6. 23 Zambia 0.0165 ha per person compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area, per capita in Malaysia?
Drained organic soils — area, per capita in Malaysia was 0.0185 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest drained organic soils — area, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0245 ha per person in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0185 ha per person in 2024.
How does Malaysia rank for drained organic soils — area, per capita?
Malaysia ranks 20th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Drained organic soils — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Drained organic soils — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Drained organic soils — Area ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,539 data points, 1990–2024
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Drained organic soils — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.