Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.2622 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Malaysia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Malaysia stood at 0.2622 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.3013 tonnes per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0726 tonnes per person, in 1975.
That places Malaysia 49th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.09 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0908 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1058 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1061 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0948 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0878 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0973 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1017 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0925 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1970 | 0.101 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0841 tonnes per person | -16.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0858 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0964 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0979 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0726 tonnes per person | -25.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0877 tonnes per person | +20.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1119 tonnes per person | +27.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1308 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1206 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1114 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1271 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1494 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1427 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1607 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1543 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1322 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1377 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1529 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1536 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1579 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1859 tonnes per person | +17.7% |
| 1992 | 0.177 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1913 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1864 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2039 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2103 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2301 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1908 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2206 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2101 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1906 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2319 tonnes per person | +21.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2223 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3013 tonnes per person | +35.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2315 tonnes per person | -23.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2528 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2294 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1779 tonnes per person | -22.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1941 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2571 tonnes per person | +32.4% |
| 2011 | 0.274 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2726 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2757 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2805 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2687 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2621 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2642 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2749 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2746 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2838 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2674 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2625 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2622 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.2622 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1724 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.2622 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1491 tonnes per person, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0963 tonnes per person | 0.0878 tonnes per person | 0.1061 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0989 tonnes per person | 0.0726 tonnes per person | 0.1308 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1422 tonnes per person | 0.1114 tonnes per person | 0.1607 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1954 tonnes per person | 0.1579 tonnes per person | 0.2301 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2242 tonnes per person | 0.1779 tonnes per person | 0.3013 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2704 tonnes per person | 0.2571 tonnes per person | 0.2805 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.269 tonnes per person | 0.2622 tonnes per person | 0.2838 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2747 tonnes per person compare
- 47 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2691 tonnes per person compare
- 48 Jordan 0.2688 tonnes per person compare
- 50 Fiji 0.2608 tonnes per person compare
- 51 Marshall Islands 0.2576 tonnes per person compare
- 52 Comoros 0.2552 tonnes per person compare
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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Malaysia?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Malaysia was 0.2622 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3013 tonnes per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0726 tonnes per person in 1975.
- How does Malaysia rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 49th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.