Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malaysia
Malaysia: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.87 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malaysia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 1.87 ha per square kilometre for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malaysia peaked at 2.33 ha per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.57 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Malaysia ranks 25th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 1.69 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 1.82 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 2.08 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 2.15 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 2.24 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 2.29 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 2.25 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 2.28 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 2.23 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 2.2 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1979 | 2.25 ha per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1980 | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 2.16 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 2.08 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 2.03 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.9 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 1.99 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 2.04 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 2.02 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 2.07 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 2.08 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 2.07 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.04 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.07 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 2 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.08 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.04 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.87 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 2.07 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.97 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.87 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.87 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1254 ha per square kilometre, 14.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.87 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.58 ha per square kilometre, 52% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +26.6% | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | 2.25 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | 2.08 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.2 ha per square kilometre | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.04 ha per square kilometre | 1.9 ha per square kilometre | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.08 ha per square kilometre | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | 1.87 ha per square kilometre | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | 1.87 ha per square kilometre | 1.97 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More climate change data for Malaysia
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,551 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,936 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,616 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,214 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,641 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.74 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malaysia?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malaysia was 1.87 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 ha per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malaysia rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rice — Area harvested 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.