Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Malaysia
Malaysia: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 92.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, food — gross per capita production index number in Malaysia stood at 92.4.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Malaysia peaked at 101.21 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 69.39, in 1964.
Malaysia ranks 131st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 71.41 | — |
| 1962 | 70.62 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 71.82 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 69.39 | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 74.1 | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 71.52 | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 71.7 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 77.99 | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 82.1 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 85.08 | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 85.3 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 85.45 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 83.94 | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 87.38 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 90.14 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 91.71 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 86.81 | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 81.1 | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 89.84 | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 87.18 | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 85.35 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 83.19 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 81.31 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 78.62 | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 82.39 | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 82.32 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 83.4 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 85.61 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 88.99 | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 93.63 | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 94.97 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 97.76 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 100.31 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 99.72 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 96.65 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 94.23 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 91.57 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 88.28 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 83.2 | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 81.13 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 81.18 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 82.07 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 81.28 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 82.61 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 83.3 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 81.99 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 82.49 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 82.42 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 83.14 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 87.74 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 88.75 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 90.74 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 93.19 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 98 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 100.79 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 101.21 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.58 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 94.74 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 90.36 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 93.89 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 94.04 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.44 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 93.82 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 92.4 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.41 | 69.39 | 82.1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 86.67 | 81.1 | 91.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.84 | 78.62 | 88.99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.03 | 83.2 | 100.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.16 | 81.13 | 83.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.31 | 87.74 | 101.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.52 | 92.4 | 94.04 | 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 food — gross per capita production index number in Malaysia?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Malaysia was 92.4 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 101.21 in 2016.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.39 in 1964.
- How does Malaysia rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Malaysia ranks 131st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.