What is the highest surface area recorded in Malaysia?

The highest recorded value was 330,800 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Malaysia?

The lowest recorded value was 330,241 sq. km in 2019.

How does Malaysia rank for surface area?

Malaysia ranks 68th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area in Malaysia

Name: Surface area in Malaysia
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Malaysia: Surface area was 330,411 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

330,411 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

68th

of 216 countries

All-time high

330,800 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

330,241 sq. km

in 2019

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Malaysia, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for surface area in Malaysia is 330,411 sq. km, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Malaysia peaked at 330,800 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 330,241 sq. km, in 2019.

Malaysia ranks 68th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	330,800 sq. km	330,800 sq. km	330,800 sq. km	9
1970s	330,800 sq. km	330,800 sq. km	330,800 sq. km	10
1980s	330,800 sq. km	330,800 sq. km	330,800 sq. km	10
1990s	330,800 sq. km	330,800 sq. km	330,800 sq. km	10
2000s	330,800 sq. km	330,800 sq. km	330,800 sq. km	10
2010s	330,564 sq. km	330,241 sq. km	330,800 sq. km	10
2020s	330,368 sq. km	330,241 sq. km	330,411 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

65 Congo 342,000 sq. km compare
66 Finland 338,480 sq. km compare
67 Vietnam 331,338 sq. km compare
69 Cote d'Ivoire 322,460 sq. km compare
70 Poland 313,930 sq. km compare
71 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)

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Malaysia?: Surface area in Malaysia was 330,411 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest surface area recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 330,800 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 330,241 sq. km in 2019.
How does Malaysia rank for surface area?: Malaysia ranks 68th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.