Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Malaysia

Malaysia: Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.1535 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1535 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.1577 ha per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.1391 ha per square kilometre
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Malaysia, 1990–2023

00.050.10.151990200620231990: 0.14 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.14 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.14 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.14 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.14 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.141 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.139 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.139 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.14 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.139 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.14 ha per square kilometre2001: 0.141 ha per square kilometre2002: 0.143 ha per square kilometre2003: 0.143 ha per square kilometre2004: 0.144 ha per square kilometre2005: 0.145 ha per square kilometre2006: 0.147 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.147 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.148 ha per square kilometre2009: 0.15 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.152 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.153 ha per square kilometre2012: 0.154 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.154 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.157 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.157 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.158 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.158 ha per square kilometre2018: 0.158 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.156 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.157 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.155 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.153 ha per square kilometre2023: 0.153 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 0.1535 ha per square kilometre for grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Malaysia peaked at 0.1577 ha per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1391 ha per square kilometre, in 1996.

Malaysia ranks 26th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Malaysia, 1990 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.1398 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.1398 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.1398 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.1398 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.1398 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
1995 0.1409 ha per square kilometre +0.8%
1996 0.1391 ha per square kilometre -1.3%
1997 0.1394 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
1998 0.1396 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
1999 0.1394 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2000 0.1402 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2001 0.1414 ha per square kilometre +0.9%
2002 0.1425 ha per square kilometre +0.8%
2003 0.143 ha per square kilometre +0.3%
2004 0.1436 ha per square kilometre +0.4%
2005 0.1454 ha per square kilometre +1.3%
2006 0.1467 ha per square kilometre +0.9%
2007 0.1466 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2008 0.1484 ha per square kilometre +1.2%
2009 0.1499 ha per square kilometre +1.0%
2010 0.1519 ha per square kilometre +1.3%
2011 0.1526 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2012 0.1536 ha per square kilometre +0.6%
2013 0.1539 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2014 0.1572 ha per square kilometre +2.1%
2015 0.1571 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2016 0.1577 ha per square kilometre +0.3%
2017 0.1577 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2018 0.1577 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2019 0.1563 ha per square kilometre -0.9%
2020 0.1565 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2021 0.1552 ha per square kilometre -0.9%
2022 0.1535 ha per square kilometre -1.1%
2023 0.1535 ha per square kilometre +0.0%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 0.1535 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 ha per square kilometre, 1031452.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1397 ha per square kilometre 0.1391 ha per square kilometre 0.1409 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1448 ha per square kilometre 0.1402 ha per square kilometre 0.1499 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1556 ha per square kilometre 0.1519 ha per square kilometre 0.1577 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1547 ha per square kilometre 0.1535 ha per square kilometre 0.1565 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 23 Jamaica 0.1966 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 24 Sweden 0.183 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 25 Sri Lanka 0.1727 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 27 Nepal 0.1526 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 28 Rwanda 0.1439 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 29 Belize 0.1269 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Malaysia?
Grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Malaysia was 0.1535 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1577 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1391 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
How does Malaysia rank for grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 26th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Grassland organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Grassland organic soils — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
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Grassland organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.