Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Malaysia
Malaysia: Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested was 75,418 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Malaysia stood at 75,418 ha.
The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Malaysia peaked at 363,100 ha in 1982 and was at its lowest, 67,780 ha, in 2023.
Malaysia ranks 12th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 237,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 240,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 265,000 ha | +10.4% |
| 1964 | 272,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 278,000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 277,309 ha | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 284,093 ha | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 294,860 ha | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 304,685 ha | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 310,000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 312,864 ha | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 317,711 ha | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 316,000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 321,000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 337,000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 340,000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 344,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 353,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 351,000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 354,300 ha | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 360,300 ha | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 363,100 ha | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 349,000 ha | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 317,000 ha | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 315,000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 280,000 ha | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 320,591 ha | +14.5% |
| 1988 | 327,812 ha | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 325,611 ha | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 315,500 ha | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 315,900 ha | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 291,000 ha | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 266,700 ha | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 267,000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 248,900 ha | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 228,200 ha | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 222,000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 210,000 ha | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 200,000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 190,000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 182,000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 180,000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 179,000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 178,000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 175,000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 115,000 ha | -34.3% |
| 2007 | 119,701 ha | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 111,925 ha | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 100,362 ha | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 105,659 ha | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 106,312 ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 100,996 ha | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 87,974 ha | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 88,092 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 73,167 ha | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 75,151 ha | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 74,008 ha | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 75,072 ha | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 76,776 ha | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 74,518 ha | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 81,470 ha | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 72,649 ha | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 67,780 ha | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 75,418 ha | +11.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 75,418 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,224 ha, 23.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 75,418 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26,034 ha, 2.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -34.3% | 175,000 ha | 115,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 272,550 ha | 237,000 ha | 304,685 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 330,258 ha | 310,000 ha | 353,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 331,271 ha | 280,000 ha | 363,100 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 256,520 ha | 200,000 ha | 315,900 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 153,099 ha | 100,362 ha | 190,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 86,321 ha | 73,167 ha | 106,312 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 74,367 ha | 67,780 ha | 81,470 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 9 Micronesia (Federated States of) 18,024 ha compare
- 9 Vanuatu 89,921 ha compare
- 10 Mozambique 77,875 ha compare
- 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17,537 ha compare
- 11 Ghana 76,051 ha compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 11,274 ha compare
- 13 Kenya 75,012 ha compare
- 13 Caribbean 99,365 ha compare
- 14 Madagascar 50,224 ha compare
- 15 Côte d'Ivoire 35,000 ha compare
- 15 Myanmar 49,597 ha 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 coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Malaysia?
- Coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Malaysia was 75,418 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 363,100 ha in 1982.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,780 ha in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for coconuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Malaysia ranks 12th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coconuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.