Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Malaysia

Malaysia: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0175 ha per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0175 ha per person
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
26th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0718 ha per person
in 1972
All-time low
0.0175 ha per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Malaysia, 1961–2023

0.020.040.060.08196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per capita in Malaysia is 0.0175 ha per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0718 ha per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0175 ha per person, in 2023.

That places Malaysia 26th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Malaysia, 1961 to 2023.
Year ha per person Change
1961 0.0633 ha per person
1962 0.0649 ha per person +2.7%
1963 0.0643 ha per person -1.0%
1964 0.063 ha per person -2.1%
1965 0.0643 ha per person +2.1%
1966 0.0617 ha per person -4.0%
1967 0.0629 ha per person +1.9%
1968 0.0679 ha per person +8.0%
1969 0.0688 ha per person +1.3%
1970 0.0692 ha per person +0.7%
1971 0.0705 ha per person +1.8%
1972 0.0718 ha per person +1.8%
1973 0.0687 ha per person -4.2%
1974 0.0661 ha per person -3.9%
1975 0.0654 ha per person -1.0%
1976 0.0624 ha per person -4.6%
1977 0.0601 ha per person -3.7%
1978 0.0473 ha per person -21.3%
1979 0.0584 ha per person +23.6%
1980 0.0552 ha per person -5.5%
1981 0.0531 ha per person -3.9%
1982 0.0493 ha per person -7.1%
1983 0.0466 ha per person -5.4%
1984 0.0423 ha per person -9.3%
1985 0.0429 ha per person +1.6%
1986 0.0413 ha per person -3.8%
1987 0.0405 ha per person -2.0%
1988 0.04 ha per person -1.2%
1989 0.0384 ha per person -4.1%
1990 0.0382 ha per person -0.5%
1991 0.0373 ha per person -2.3%
1992 0.0357 ha per person -4.2%
1993 0.0359 ha per person +0.5%
1994 0.0352 ha per person -1.8%
1995 0.0331 ha per person -6.1%
1996 0.0329 ha per person -0.7%
1997 0.0323 ha per person -1.7%
1998 0.0308 ha per person -4.8%
1999 0.0309 ha per person +0.2%
2000 0.0304 ha per person -1.4%
2001 0.0286 ha per person -5.9%
2002 0.0282 ha per person -1.7%
2003 0.0272 ha per person -3.3%
2004 0.027 ha per person -1.0%
2005 0.0262 ha per person -2.9%
2006 0.0244 ha per person -6.7%
2007 0.0249 ha per person +2.1%
2008 0.0238 ha per person -4.5%
2009 0.024 ha per person +0.8%
2010 0.0237 ha per person -1.4%
2011 0.0236 ha per person -0.3%
2012 0.0231 ha per person -2.1%
2013 0.0223 ha per person -3.5%
2014 0.02 ha per person -10.1%
2015 0.0218 ha per person +9.0%
2016 0.0217 ha per person -0.7%
2017 0.0212 ha per person -2.2%
2018 0.0213 ha per person +0.4%
2019 0.0201 ha per person -5.5%
2020 0.019 ha per person -5.3%
2021 0.0189 ha per person -0.7%
2022 0.0184 ha per person -2.7%
2023 0.0175 ha per person -4.8%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 0.0175 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0038 ha per person, 4.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 0.0175 ha per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0191 ha per person, 92% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0645 ha per person 0.0617 ha per person 0.0688 ha per person 9
1970s 0.064 ha per person 0.0473 ha per person 0.0718 ha per person 10
1980s 0.045 ha per person 0.0384 ha per person 0.0552 ha per person 10
1990s 0.0342 ha per person 0.0308 ha per person 0.0382 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0265 ha per person 0.0238 ha per person 0.0304 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0219 ha per person 0.02 ha per person 0.0237 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0185 ha per person 0.0175 ha per person 0.019 ha per person 4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 23 China 0.0207 ha per person compare
  2. 24 Nigeria 0.0198 ha per person compare
  3. 25 Ecuador 0.0191 ha per person compare
  4. 27 Mauritania 0.0171 ha per person compare
  5. 28 Dominican Republic 0.0165 ha per person compare
  6. 29 Burundi 0.0154 ha per person compare

See the full ranking of 122 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested, per capita in Malaysia?
Rice — area harvested, per capita in Malaysia was 0.0175 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0718 ha per person in 1972.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0175 ha per person in 2023.
How does Malaysia rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
Malaysia ranks 26th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.