What is cereal production in Malaysia?

Cereal production in Malaysia was 2.17 million metric tons in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest cereal production recorded in Malaysia?

The highest recorded value was 2.84 million metric tons in 2014.

What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Malaysia?

The lowest recorded value was 1.10 million metric tons in 1961.

How does Malaysia rank for cereal production?

Malaysia ranks 90th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.

Is cereal production rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cereal production in Malaysia

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

Malaysia: Cereal production was 2.17 million metric tons in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

2.17 million metric tons

Change on year

down 5.0%

World rank

90th

of 181 countries

All-time high

2.84 million metric tons

in 2014

All-time low

1.10 million metric tons

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Cereal production in Malaysia, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, cereal production in Malaysia stood at 2.17 million metric tons.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereal production in Malaysia peaked at 2.84 million metric tons in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.10 million metric tons, in 1961.

Malaysia ranks 90th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.26 million metric tons	1.10 million metric tons	1.61 million metric tons	9
1970s	1.91 million metric tons	1.51 million metric tons	2.12 million metric tons	10
1980s	1.80 million metric tons	1.59 million metric tons	2.05 million metric tons	10
1990s	2.06 million metric tons	1.92 million metric tons	2.23 million metric tons	10
2000s	2.27 million metric tons	2.10 million metric tons	2.51 million metric tons	10
2010s	2.61 million metric tons	2.35 million metric tons	2.84 million metric tons	10
2020s	2.31 million metric tons	2.17 million metric tons	2.44 million metric tons	4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

87 Mozambique 2.66 million metric tons compare
88 Chile 2.56 million metric tons compare
89 Guatemala 2.18 million metric tons compare
91 Venezuela 2.10 million metric tons compare
92 Ireland 1.90 million metric tons compare
93 Kyrgyzstan 1.67 million metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 228 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)
Fertilizer consumption 2,926 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is cereal production in Malaysia?: Cereal production in Malaysia was 2.17 million metric tons in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest cereal production recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 2.84 million metric tons in 2014.
What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.10 million metric tons in 1961.
How does Malaysia rank for cereal production?: Malaysia ranks 90th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
Is cereal production rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cereal production (metric tons)
Unit: metric tons
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.