Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Malaysia
Malaysia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 28.04 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
28.04 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
58th
of 189 countries
All-time high
29.28 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
2.24 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Malaysia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Malaysia is 28.04 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Malaysia peaked at 29.28 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.24 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Malaysia 58th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.24 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 2.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1964 | 2.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 2.61 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1966 | 2.48 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1968 | 3.01 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 2.8 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 3.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1971 | 2.67 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1972 | 2.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 3.21 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1974 | 3.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 1976 | 3.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1977 | 4.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 1978 | 4.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1979 | 4.64 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 4.4 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 5.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1982 | 6.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1983 | 6.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 7.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 7.16 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 6.34 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1987 | 6.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 7.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1989 | 8.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 8.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 10.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1992 | 10.15 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 11.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 11.25 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 12.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 13.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 14.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 12.72 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 15.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2000 | 14.69 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 13.65 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 17.01 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2003 | 16.7 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 23.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 2005 | 18.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2006 | 20.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 18.85 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 14.93 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 16.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 22.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 2011 | 24.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 24.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 25.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 26.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 25.54 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 25.36 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 26.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 27.54 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 27.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 29.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 27.9 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 27.72 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 28.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 28.04 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.95 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 28.04 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.31 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 22.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 29.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 55 Latvia 29.18 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 56 Tonga 29.17 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 57 Guatemala 28.15 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 59 Slovakia 27.87 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 60 Tunisia 26.96 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 61 Saint Kitts and Nevis 26.92 tonnes per square kilometre 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 square in Malaysia?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Malaysia was 28.04 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.28 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malaysia rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Malaysia ranks 58th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), 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? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.