Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Malaysia
Malaysia: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 2,212 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cassava, fresh — area harvested in Malaysia is 2,212 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Malaysia peaked at 38,000 ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1,971 ha, in 2018.
That places Malaysia 58th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,500 ha | — |
| 1962 | 16,000 ha | +18.5% |
| 1963 | 19,300 ha | +20.6% |
| 1964 | 15,200 ha | -21.2% |
| 1965 | 17,100 ha | +12.5% |
| 1966 | 22,200 ha | +29.8% |
| 1967 | 22,900 ha | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 22,000 ha | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 22,600 ha | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 31,000 ha | +37.2% |
| 1971 | 28,000 ha | -9.7% |
| 1972 | 28,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 29,000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 30,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 33,000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 36,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 36,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 33,000 ha | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 34,000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 32,000 ha | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 35,000 ha | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 35,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 35,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 35,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 36,000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 36,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 36,500 ha | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 36,700 ha | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 38,000 ha | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 37,000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 32,000 ha | -13.5% |
| 1992 | 30,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 27,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 25,000 ha | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 20,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 17,500 ha | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 15,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 12,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1999 | 10,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 8,500 ha | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 7,000 ha | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 5,800 ha | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 4,600 ha | -20.7% |
| 2004 | 4,000 ha | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 3,500 ha | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 3,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 2,396 ha | -20.1% |
| 2008 | 2,316 ha | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 3,075 ha | +32.8% |
| 2010 | 2,769 ha | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 2,596 ha | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 2,825 ha | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 4,046 ha | +43.2% |
| 2014 | 3,050 ha | -24.6% |
| 2015 | 3,418 ha | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 3,148 ha | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 2,566 ha | -18.5% |
| 2018 | 1,971 ha | -23.2% |
| 2019 | 2,455 ha | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 2,278 ha | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 2,773 ha | +21.7% |
| 2022 | 2,381 ha | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 2,154 ha | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 2,212 ha | +2.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 2,212 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,817 ha, 32% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 2,212 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,817 ha, 32% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,978 ha | 13,500 ha | 22,900 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 31,800 ha | 28,000 ha | 36,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 35,520 ha | 32,000 ha | 38,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,550 ha | 10,000 ha | 37,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,419 ha | 2,316 ha | 8,500 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,884 ha | 1,971 ha | 4,046 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,360 ha | 2,154 ha | 2,773 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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Malaysia?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Malaysia was 2,212 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 38,000 ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,971 ha in 2018.
- How does Malaysia rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Malaysia ranks 58th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cassava, fresh — Area harvested. 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.