Agriculture & Rural in Malaysia 3,921 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Malaysia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of land area used for arable agriculture 2.4% 2023 down 2.3% 164th Projections for global peak agricultural land 8.57 million hectares 2023 up 6.3% 78th Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 388,000 tonnes 2023 up 59.0% 43rd Per capita meat consumption by type 0.02 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 100.0% 164th Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 48.29 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 32.4% 87th Daily meat consumption per person 189.23 grams per day per capita 2023 up 5.5% 70th Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... 558.86 million tonnes 2023 up 17.2% 69th Per capita meat consumption in the United States 51.9 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 6.0% 18th Share of cereals allocated to human food 59.1% 2023 up 4.8% 100th Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 59.1% 2023 up 4.8% 100th Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 37.0% 2023 down 10.1% 93rd Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 3.9% 2023 up 57.7% 56th Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 9.21 million tonnes 2023 up 10.7% 23rd Agricultural land use 8.57 million hectares 2023 up 6.3% 78th Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel 5.94 million tonnes 2023 up 5.7% 39th Per capita meat and fish consumption 51.9 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 6.0% 18th Fertilizer use per capita 49.81 Kilograms per capita 2023 up 77.7% 2nd Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade 6.3% 2023 down 52.1% 31st Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 246.15 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 20.0% 15th Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use 102.80 billion kilocalories per day 2023 up 19.7% 44th Nitrogen fertilizer use 398,131 tonnes 2023 down 28.3% 34th Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, annual growth rate -27.27 % change on previous year 2024 down 108.5% 113th Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, annual growth rate -40.91 % change on previous year 2024 down 241.1% 118th Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield 1,231 kg/ha 2024 down 51.7% 92nd Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 3.42 million 1000 USD 2024 up 13.2% 14th Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Value 179 1000 Int$ 2024 down 95.5% 117th Meat, Total — Production, per capita 0.0521 t per person 2024 down 13.4% 51st Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) 54,265 t 2024 up 33.9% 52nd Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 4,528 ha 2024 up 26.4% 38th Meat, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 19.7% 78th Fruit Primary — Production, per capita 0.0564 t per person 2024 up 27.1% 101st 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 ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 1,654 1000 No 2025 down 9.4% 52nd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 1,341 1000 No 2025 down 4.3% 46th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 313.52 1000 No 2025 down 26.0% 63rd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 9.2 % 2025 down 26.4% 102nd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 11.8 % 2025 down 22.4% 100th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 4.7 % 2025 down 39.7% 104th Vegetables Primary — Production, per capita 0.043 t per person 2024 down 2.5% 91st Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita 0.0022 ha per person 2024 up 13.5% 120th Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita 0.0032 t per person 2024 down 6.9% 160th Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita 0.0005 kg/ha per person 2024 down 2.2% 133rd Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita 0.0002 ha per person 2024 down 17.8% 161st Fruit Primary — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 17.9% 118th Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita 0.0042 ha per person 2024 up 3.0% 119th Vegetables Primary — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 9.6% 109th Vegetables Primary — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.2% 140th Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 up 5.2% 114th Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 13.7% 155th Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 9.3% 145th Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 23.8% 156th Poultry Birds — Stocks, per capita 0.0094 1000 An per person 2024 up 0.0% 13th Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita 0.0192 1000 An per person 2024 down 23.9% 25th Meat, Poultry — Production, per capita 0.047 t per person 2024 down 8.3% 13th Fruit Primary — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 1.2% 137th Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 4.5% 125th Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.0185 1000 An per person 2024 down 22.4% 27th Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita 0.0451 t per person 2024 down 2.3% 13th ← Previous Page 7 of 66 Next →