Agriculture & Rural in Malaysia

32 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Malaysia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% 2025 down 40.8% 81st
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% 2025 down 25.5% 68th
Rural population 22.6% 2025 down 14.9% 148th
Rural population growth -0.9% 2025 down 4,369.2% 164th
Rural population 8.13 million 2025 down 2.0% 67th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.2% 2025 down 0.9% 87th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 38.79 billion current US$ 2025 up 55.3% 26th
Land under cereal production 615,072 hectares 2023 down 8.4% 94th
Cereal yield 3,524 kg per hectare 2023 down 9.1% 83rd
Cereal production 2.17 million metric tons 2023 down 16.8% 90th
Fertilizer consumption 2,926 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 47.4% 1st
Land area 328,550 sq. km 2023 unchanged 66th
Agricultural land 85,710 sq. km 2023 up 6.3% 77th
Agricultural land 26.1% 2023 up 6.3% 135th
Arable land 784,300 hectares 2023 down 2.3% 116th
Permanent cropland 22.7% 2023 up 7.0% 8th
Arable land 2.4% 2023 down 2.3% 164th
Arable land 0.0223 hectares per person 2023 down 16.1% 169th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 4.7% 2025 down 40.0% 115th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 11.8% 2025 down 22.2% 112th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 9.2% 2025 down 26.4% 113th
Average precipitation in depth 2,875 mm per year 2022 unchanged 8th
Crop production index 97.93 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 3.2% 140th
Food production index 102.8 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 19.2% 115th
Livestock production index 99.69 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 17.5% 142nd
Forest area 57.7% 2023 down 1.5% 31st
Forest area 189,636 sq. km 2023 down 1.5% 32nd
Fertilizer consumption 256.4% 2023 down 11.3% 43rd
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 45.6% 2022 unchanged 109th
Surface area 330,411 sq. km 2023 up 0.0% 68th
Access to electricity, rural 100.0% 2024 up 1.0% 1st
Agricultural irrigated land 5.2% 2023 down 6.4% 41st