Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Malaysia
Malaysia: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 3.54 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use 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
In 2024, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Malaysia stood at 3.54 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Malaysia peaked at 4.63 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.99 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
Malaysia ranks 85th of 185 countries on this measure, 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 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3 tonnes per hectare | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 3.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | 4.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 82 North Korea 3.61 tonnes per hectare compare
- 83 North Macedonia 3.57 tonnes per hectare compare
- 84 Bhutan 3.55 tonnes per hectare compare
- 86 Romania 3.53 tonnes per hectare compare
- 87 Nepal 3.52 tonnes per hectare compare
- 88 Kyrgyzstan 3.49 tonnes per hectare compare
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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Malaysia?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Malaysia was 3.54 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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.63 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.99 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Malaysia rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Malaysia ranks 85th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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 Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.