Grassland organic soils — Area in Malaysia

Malaysia: Grassland organic soils — Area was 50,424 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
50,424 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 221 countries
All-time high
51,806 ha
in 2017
All-time low
45,703 ha
in 1996
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Area in Malaysia, 1990–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200720241990: 45.9k ha1991: 45.9k ha1992: 45.9k ha1993: 45.9k ha1994: 45.9k ha1995: 46.3k ha1996: 45.7k ha1997: 45.8k ha1998: 45.9k ha1999: 45.8k ha2000: 46.1k ha2001: 46.5k ha2002: 46.8k ha2003: 47.0k ha2004: 47.2k ha2005: 47.8k ha2006: 48.2k ha2007: 48.2k ha2008: 48.8k ha2009: 49.3k ha2010: 49.9k ha2011: 50.1k ha2012: 50.5k ha2013: 50.6k ha2014: 51.6k ha2015: 51.6k ha2016: 51.8k ha2017: 51.8k ha2018: 51.8k ha2019: 51.4k ha2020: 51.4k ha2021: 51.0k ha2022: 50.4k ha2023: 50.4k ha2024: 50.4k ha

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

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 50,424 ha for grassland organic soils — area in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Malaysia peaked at 51,806 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 45,703 ha, in 1996.

Malaysia ranks 29th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Grassland organic soils — Area in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area in Malaysia, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 45,923 ha
1991 45,923 ha +0.0%
1992 45,923 ha +0.0%
1993 45,923 ha +0.0%
1994 45,920 ha -0.0%
1995 46,291 ha +0.8%
1996 45,703 ha -1.3%
1997 45,786 ha +0.2%
1998 45,854 ha +0.1%
1999 45,810 ha -0.1%
2000 46,060 ha +0.5%
2001 46,454 ha +0.9%
2002 46,821 ha +0.8%
2003 46,982 ha +0.3%
2004 47,175 ha +0.4%
2005 47,784 ha +1.3%
2006 48,196 ha +0.9%
2007 48,167 ha -0.1%
2008 48,768 ha +1.2%
2009 49,261 ha +1.0%
2010 49,912 ha +1.3%
2011 50,145 ha +0.5%
2012 50,470 ha +0.6%
2013 50,558 ha +0.2%
2014 51,638 ha +2.1%
2015 51,625 ha -0.0%
2016 51,796 ha +0.3%
2017 51,806 ha +0.0%
2018 51,803 ha -0.0%
2019 51,352 ha -0.9%
2020 51,428 ha +0.1%
2021 50,988 ha -0.9%
2022 50,424 ha -1.1%
2023 50,424 ha +0.0%
2024 50,424 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45,906 ha 45,703 ha 46,291 ha 10
2000s 47,567 ha 46,060 ha 49,261 ha 10
2010s 51,110 ha 49,912 ha 51,806 ha 10
2020s 50,738 ha 50,424 ha 51,428 ha 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 26 Ukraine 54,263 ha compare
  2. 27 France 52,350 ha compare
  3. 28 Latvia 50,611 ha compare
  4. 30 Myanmar 40,764 ha compare
  5. 31 Iceland 37,666 ha compare
  6. 32 Estonia 33,590 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area in Malaysia?
Grassland organic soils — area in Malaysia was 50,424 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 51,806 ha in 2017.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 45,703 ha in 1996.
How does Malaysia rank for grassland organic soils — area?
Malaysia ranks 29th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 Grassland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland 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
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