Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Malaysia

Malaysia: Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 86.82 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
86.82 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
22nd
of 102 countries
All-time high
104.62 kg per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
55.7 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Malaysia, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 86.82 kg per square kilometre for rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Malaysia peaked at 104.62 kg per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 55.7 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.

Malaysia ranks 22nd of 102 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Malaysia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per square kilometre Change
1961 55.7 kg per square kilometre
1962 58.17 kg per square kilometre +4.4%
1963 60.2 kg per square kilometre +3.5%
1964 58.47 kg per square kilometre -2.9%
1965 63.43 kg per square kilometre +8.5%
1966 62.23 kg per square kilometre -1.9%
1967 63.15 kg per square kilometre +1.5%
1968 72.19 kg per square kilometre +14.3%
1969 77.27 kg per square kilometre +7.0%
1970 80.61 kg per square kilometre +4.3%
1971 85.53 kg per square kilometre +6.1%
1972 87.85 kg per square kilometre +2.7%
1973 90.37 kg per square kilometre +2.9%
1974 92.4 kg per square kilometre +2.3%
1975 90.7 kg per square kilometre -1.8%
1976 89.64 kg per square kilometre -1.2%
1977 86.77 kg per square kilometre -3.2%
1978 69.2 kg per square kilometre -20.2%
1979 92.29 kg per square kilometre +33.4%
1980 89.87 kg per square kilometre -2.6%
1981 88.95 kg per square kilometre -1.0%
1982 84.05 kg per square kilometre -5.5%
1983 79.6 kg per square kilometre -5.3%
1984 73.32 kg per square kilometre -7.9%
1985 79.22 kg per square kilometre +8.0%
1986 78.34 kg per square kilometre -1.1%
1987 76.65 kg per square kilometre -2.2%
1988 79.04 kg per square kilometre +3.1%
1989 79.71 kg per square kilometre +0.8%
1990 84 kg per square kilometre +5.4%
1991 85.15 kg per square kilometre +1.4%
1992 86.55 kg per square kilometre +1.6%
1993 89.92 kg per square kilometre +3.9%
1994 91.03 kg per square kilometre +1.2%
1995 89.26 kg per square kilometre -1.9%
1996 92.38 kg per square kilometre +3.5%
1997 90.13 kg per square kilometre -2.4%
1998 85.04 kg per square kilometre -5.7%
1999 88.26 kg per square kilometre +3.8%
2000 91.08 kg per square kilometre +3.2%
2001 88.54 kg per square kilometre -2.8%
2002 91.24 kg per square kilometre +3.0%
2003 92.26 kg per square kilometre +1.1%
2004 92.94 kg per square kilometre +0.7%
2005 93.86 kg per square kilometre +1.0%
2006 89.05 kg per square kilometre -5.1%
2007 95.12 kg per square kilometre +6.8%
2008 93.64 kg per square kilometre -1.6%
2009 98.43 kg per square kilometre +5.1%
2010 97.51 kg per square kilometre -0.9%
2011 100.69 kg per square kilometre +3.3%
2012 101.07 kg per square kilometre +0.4%
2013 100.42 kg per square kilometre -0.6%
2014 102.79 kg per square kilometre +2.4%
2015 104.24 kg per square kilometre +1.4%
2016 104.62 kg per square kilometre +0.4%
2017 100.45 kg per square kilometre -4.0%
2018 102.9 kg per square kilometre +2.4%
2019 94.53 kg per square kilometre -8.1%
2020 93.04 kg per square kilometre -1.6%
2021 95.22 kg per square kilometre +2.3%
2022 90.87 kg per square kilometre -4.6%
2023 86.82 kg per square kilometre -4.5%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 86.82 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.41 kg per square kilometre, 11.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 86.82 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 261.87 kg per square kilometre, 33% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rice — Crop residues (N content), 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.

YearChange FromTo
1979 +33.4% 69.2 kg per square kilometre 92.29 kg per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 63.42 kg per square kilometre 55.7 kg per square kilometre 77.27 kg per square kilometre 9
1970s 86.54 kg per square kilometre 69.2 kg per square kilometre 92.4 kg per square kilometre 10
1980s 80.87 kg per square kilometre 73.32 kg per square kilometre 89.87 kg per square kilometre 10
1990s 88.17 kg per square kilometre 84 kg per square kilometre 92.38 kg per square kilometre 10
2000s 92.62 kg per square kilometre 88.54 kg per square kilometre 98.43 kg per square kilometre 10
2010s 100.92 kg per square kilometre 94.53 kg per square kilometre 104.62 kg per square kilometre 10
2020s 91.49 kg per square kilometre 86.82 kg per square kilometre 95.22 kg per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 19 Guinea-Bissau 143.87 kg per square kilometre compare
  2. 20 Madagascar 136.09 kg per square kilometre compare
  3. 21 Senegal 100.65 kg per square kilometre compare
  4. 23 Ghana 80.86 kg per square kilometre compare
  5. 24 Uruguay 76.78 kg per square kilometre compare
  6. 25 Haiti 74.49 kg per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Malaysia?
Rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Malaysia was 86.82 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 104.62 kg per square kilometre in 2016.
What is the lowest rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 55.7 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Malaysia rank for rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 22nd out of 102 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — Crop residues (N content) 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 — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
104 places, 6,018 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice — Crop residues (N content) 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.