Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Cereals, primary — Production, per capita was 0.0592 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — production, per capita in Malaysia stood at 0.0592 t per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.1891 t per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0592 t per person, in 2024.
That places Malaysia 111th out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1344 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1352 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1401 t per person | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1271 t per person | -9.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1397 t per person | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1332 t per person | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1281 t per person | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1489 t per person | +16.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1616 t per person | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1668 t per person | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1755 t per person | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1735 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1825 t per person | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1891 t per person | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1753 t per person | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 0.172 t per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1592 t per person | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1225 t per person | -23.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1665 t per person | +36.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1581 t per person | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1513 t per person | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1368 t per person | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1228 t per person | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.108 t per person | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1161 t per person | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1107 t per person | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1018 t per person | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1029 t per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1027 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1077 t per person | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.105 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1069 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1089 t per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1079 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1046 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1069 t per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0992 t per person | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0888 t per person | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0908 t per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0932 t per person | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.089 t per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0912 t per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0915 t per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0896 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0896 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0828 t per person | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.088 t per person | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0853 t per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0893 t per person | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.086 t per person | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0883 t per person | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0876 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0863 t per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0927 t per person | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0878 t per person | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0862 t per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0794 t per person | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0802 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0704 t per person | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0695 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0712 t per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0658 t per person | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0619 t per person | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0592 t per person | -4.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0592 t per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1412 t per person, 42% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0592 t per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1671 t per person, 35% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +36.0% | 0.1225 t per person | 0.1665 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1387 t per person | 0.1271 t per person | 0.1616 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1683 t per person | 0.1225 t per person | 0.1891 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1211 t per person | 0.1018 t per person | 0.1581 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1027 t per person | 0.0888 t per person | 0.1089 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0889 t per person | 0.0828 t per person | 0.0932 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0845 t per person | 0.0704 t per person | 0.0927 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0655 t per person | 0.0592 t per person | 0.0712 t per person | 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 cereals, primary — production, per capita in Malaysia?
- Cereals, primary — production, per capita in Malaysia was 0.0592 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1891 t per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0592 t per person in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for cereals, primary — production, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 111th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — production, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.