Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in Malaysia
Malaysia: Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested was 7,667 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in Malaysia stood at 7,667 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in Malaysia peaked at 7,667 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 399 ha, in 1982.
That places Malaysia 21st out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,100 ha | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 2,200 ha | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 2,398 ha | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 2,008 ha | -16.3% |
| 1972 | 2,100 ha | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 1,878 ha | -10.6% |
| 1974 | 5,559 ha | +196.0% |
| 1975 | 6,229 ha | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 6,825 ha | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 6,349 ha | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 5,425 ha | -14.6% |
| 1979 | 3,441 ha | -36.6% |
| 1980 | 2,932 ha | -14.8% |
| 1981 | 994 ha | -66.1% |
| 1982 | 399 ha | -59.9% |
| 1983 | 2,555 ha | +540.4% |
| 1984 | 4,171 ha | +63.2% |
| 1985 | 3,500 ha | -16.1% |
| 1986 | 2,634 ha | -24.7% |
| 1987 | 3,867 ha | +46.8% |
| 1988 | 5,231 ha | +35.3% |
| 1989 | 7,186 ha | +37.4% |
| 1990 | 5,300 ha | -26.2% |
| 1991 | 5,800 ha | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 6,400 ha | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 6,500 ha | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 6,439 ha | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 7,000 ha | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 6,699 ha | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 6,777 ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 6,854 ha | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 6,927 ha | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 6,839 ha | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 6,874 ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 6,911 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 6,941 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 6,960 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6,981 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 7,007 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 7,000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 7,088 ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 7,158 ha | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 7,227 ha | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 7,293 ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 7,200 ha | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 7,400 ha | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 7,320 ha | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 7,428 ha | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 7,475 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 7,502 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 7,520 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 7,534 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 7,596 ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 7,616 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 7,619 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7,643 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 7,667 ha | +0.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 7,667 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,914 ha, 97% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 7,667 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11,436 ha, 67% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +540.4% | 399 ha | 2,555 ha |
| 1974 | +196.0% | 1,878 ha | 5,559 ha |
| 1981 | -66.1% | 2,932 ha | 994 ha |
| 1984 | +63.2% | 2,555 ha | 4,171 ha |
| 1982 | -59.9% | 994 ha | 399 ha |
| 1987 | +46.8% | 2,634 ha | 3,867 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,033 ha | 2,000 ha | 2,200 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,221 ha | 1,878 ha | 6,825 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,347 ha | 399 ha | 7,186 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,470 ha | 5,300 ha | 7,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,976 ha | 6,839 ha | 7,158 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,390 ha | 7,200 ha | 7,534 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,628 ha | 7,596 ha | 7,667 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0822 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,078 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.913 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2261 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in Malaysia?
- Cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in Malaysia was 7,667 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,667 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 399 ha in 1982.
- How does Malaysia rank for cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Malaysia ranks 21st out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, published as part of Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and 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 or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.