Cashew nuts, in shell — Production in Malaysia
Malaysia: Cashew nuts, in shell — Production was 16,805 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cashew nuts, in shell — Production in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, cashew nuts, in shell — production in Malaysia stood at 16,805 t.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nuts, in shell — production in Malaysia peaked at 16,928 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 700 t, in 1982.
That places Malaysia 20th out of 37 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,644 t | 3,600 t | 3,900 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,510 t | 3,300 t | 12,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,135 t | 700 t | 13,546 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,173 t | 10,000 t | 13,088 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,383 t | 12,952 t | 14,270 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,727 t | 14,595 t | 16,375 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,750 t | 16,532 t | 16,928 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture share gdp 8.22 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.22 (2025)
- 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)
- Bananas — Production 335,444 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cashew nuts, in shell — production in Malaysia?
- Cashew nuts, in shell — production in Malaysia was 16,805 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cashew nuts, in shell — production recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 16,928 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest cashew nuts, in shell — production recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 700 t in 1982.
- How does Malaysia rank for cashew nuts, in shell — production?
- Malaysia ranks 20th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nuts, in shell — production rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.