Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel was 5.94 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Malaysia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 5.94 million tonnes for share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Malaysia peaked at 6.28 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.26 million tonnes, in 1961.
Malaysia ranks 38th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.91 million tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | 2.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.06 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | 2.12 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.82 million tonnes | 2.19 million tonnes | 3.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.84 million tonnes | 3.38 million tonnes | 4.17 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.58 million tonnes | 5.28 million tonnes | 5.85 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.04 million tonnes | 5.90 million tonnes | 6.28 million tonnes | 4 |
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 share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Malaysia?
- Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Malaysia was 5.94 million tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.28 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel?
- Malaysia ranks 38th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity that is allocated for direct consumption as human food, rather than allocation to animal feed or industrial uses.