Cashew nut yields in Malaysia
Malaysia: Cashew nut yields was 2.19 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cashew nut yields in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cashew nut yields in Malaysia is 2.19 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nut yields in Malaysia peaked at 2.22 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.69 tonnes per hectare, in 1979.
Malaysia ranks 4th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 38.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.2% (2025)
- Rural population 8.13 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 22.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 615,072 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cashew nut yields in Malaysia?
- Cashew nut yields in Malaysia was 2.19 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cashew nut yields recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest cashew nut yields recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- How does Malaysia rank for cashew nut yields?
- Malaysia ranks 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nut yields rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cashew nut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.