Cereal yield in Malaysia
Malaysia: Cereal yield was 3,524 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Malaysia, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield in Malaysia is 3,524 kg per hectare, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Malaysia peaked at 4,629 kg per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,986 kg per hectare, in 1964.
That places Malaysia 83rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 2,117 kg per hectare | 1,986 kg per hectare | 2,318 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,602 kg per hectare | 2,383 kg per hectare | 2,827 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,630 kg per hectare | 2,451 kg per hectare | 2,836 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,995 kg per hectare | 2,740 kg per hectare | 3,251 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,374 kg per hectare | 3,064 kg per hectare | 3,720 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,871 kg per hectare | 3,501 kg per hectare | 4,629 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,631 kg per hectare | 3,524 kg per hectare | 3,768 kg per hectare | 4 |
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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 production 2.17 million metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 2,926 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Malaysia?
- Cereal yield in Malaysia was 3,524 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,629 kg per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,986 kg per hectare in 1964.
- How does Malaysia rank for cereal yield?
- Malaysia ranks 83rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.