NationMaster - Time Series > Geography > Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land

DEFINITION
Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Geography Statistics > Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land > Malaysia (historical data)

Date

Amount

Rank

2003

473.8

#57

2002

479.42

#55

2001

484.2

#56

2000

482.69

#55

1999

487.27

#57

1998

490.85

#56

1997

493.52

#56

1996

495.44

#54

1995

496.75

#52

1994

496.09

#51

1993

472.91

#54

1992

487.01

#51

1991

499.23

#50

1990

526.96

#47

1989

553.89

#46

1988

584.52

#35

1987

610.84

#33

1986

630.8

#32

1985

662.61

#31

1984

698.39

#29

1983

726.12

#29

1982

756.94

#29

1981

791.75

#26

1980

798.28

#26

1979

794.75

#27

1978

791.77

#26

1977

785.11

#26

1976

786.36

#26

1975

788.91

#25

1974

787.49

#27

1973

787.26

#26

1972

786.63

#25

1971

785.67

#25

1970

784.45

#24

1969

781.58

#23

1968

778.43

#23

1967

774.85

#23

1966

770.63

#23

1965

765.64

#23

1964

759.13

#25

1963

751.85

#25

1962

744.09

#23

1961

736.24

#22

DEFINITION: Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.