Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Malaysia
Malaysia: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 1,105 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Malaysia stood at 1,105 ha.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Malaysia peaked at 3,107 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1973.
That places Malaysia 93rd out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,836 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,821 ha | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 2,023 ha | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 2,064 ha | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 2,289 ha | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 2,198 ha | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 2,023 ha | -8.0% |
| 1968 | 1,214 ha | -40.0% |
| 1969 | 1,820 ha | +49.9% |
| 1970 | 182 ha | -90.0% |
| 1971 | 182 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2 ha | -98.9% |
| 1973 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1974 | 0 ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha | — |
| 1977 | 0 ha | — |
| 1978 | 0 ha | — |
| 1979 | 0 ha | — |
| 1980 | 0 ha | — |
| 1981 | 0 ha | — |
| 1982 | 0 ha | — |
| 1983 | 0 ha | — |
| 1984 | 0 ha | — |
| 1985 | 0 ha | — |
| 1986 | 0 ha | — |
| 1987 | 0 ha | — |
| 1988 | 0 ha | — |
| 1989 | 0 ha | — |
| 1990 | 2,004 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,007 ha | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 2,010 ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 2,012 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 2,015 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 2,018 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 2,021 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 2,024 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 2,028 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 2,031 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,034 ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,037 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2,041 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2,044 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,062 ha | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 2,094 ha | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2,128 ha | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 2,164 ha | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2,202 ha | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 2,241 ha | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 2,283 ha | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 2,254 ha | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 2,144 ha | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 2,051 ha | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 2,395 ha | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 2,805 ha | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 3,107 ha | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 2,213 ha | -28.8% |
| 2018 | 2,068 ha | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 1,730 ha | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 1,626 ha | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 1,545 ha | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 843 ha | -45.4% |
| 2023 | 982 ha | +16.5% |
| 2024 | 1,105 ha | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,921 ha | 1,214 ha | 2,289 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.6 ha | 0 ha | 182 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,017 ha | 2,004 ha | 2,031 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,105 ha | 2,034 ha | 2,241 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,305 ha | 1,730 ha | 3,107 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,220 ha | 843 ha | 1,626 ha | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Malaysia?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Malaysia was 1,105 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,107 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1973.
- How does Malaysia rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Malaysia ranks 93rd out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.