Corn yields in Malaysia
Malaysia: Corn yields was 4.18 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 4.18 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 71.4% on the previous year and up 29.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Malaysia peaked at 4.18 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.1 tonnes per hectare, in 1978.
Malaysia ranks 75th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2020s | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | 4.18 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 38.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.2% (2025)
- Rural population 8.13 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 22.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 615,072 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Malaysia?
- Corn yields in Malaysia was 4.18 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.18 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 tonnes per hectare in 1978.
- How does Malaysia rank for corn yields?
- Malaysia ranks 75th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.