What is land area in Malaysia?

Land area in Malaysia was 328,550 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Malaysia?

The highest recorded value was 328,550 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Malaysia?

The lowest recorded value was 328,550 sq. km in 1961.

How does Malaysia rank for land area?

Malaysia ranks 66th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Malaysia data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Malaysia

Name: Land area in Malaysia
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Malaysia: Land area was 328,550 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

328,550 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

66th

of 216 countries

All-time high

328,550 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

328,550 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Malaysia, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Malaysia stood at 328,550 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Malaysia peaked at 328,550 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 328,550 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Malaysia 66th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	328,550 sq. km	328,550 sq. km	328,550 sq. km	9
1970s	328,550 sq. km	328,550 sq. km	328,550 sq. km	10
1980s	328,550 sq. km	328,550 sq. km	328,550 sq. km	10
1990s	328,550 sq. km	328,550 sq. km	328,550 sq. km	10
2000s	328,550 sq. km	328,550 sq. km	328,550 sq. km	10
2010s	328,550 sq. km	328,550 sq. km	328,550 sq. km	10
2020s	328,550 sq. km	328,550 sq. km	328,550 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

63 Norway 364,270 sq. km compare
64 Germany 349,430 sq. km compare
65 Congo 341,500 sq. km compare
67 Cote d'Ivoire 318,000 sq. km compare
68 Vietnam 313,429 sq. km compare
69 Oman 309,500 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 263 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia

Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
Rural population 22.6% (2025)
Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
Rural population 8.13 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.2% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 38.79 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 615,072 hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 3,524 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 2.17 million metric tons (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Malaysia?: Land area in Malaysia was 328,550 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 328,550 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 328,550 sq. km in 1961.
How does Malaysia rank for land area?: Malaysia ranks 66th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.