Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Malaysia
Malaysia: Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested was 1,105 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Malaysia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — 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, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Malaysia peaked at 3,107 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 843 ha, in 2022.
That places Malaysia 16th out of 26 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 13 El Salvador 1,344 ha compare
- 14 Angola 1,229 ha compare
- 15 South Africa 1,194 ha compare
- 17 Nigeria 1,013 ha compare
- 18 Ethiopia PDR 559 ha
- 19 Central African Republic 552 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 kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Malaysia?
- Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Malaysia was 1,105 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,107 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 843 ha in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested?
- Malaysia ranks 16th out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — 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 falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — 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.