Corn yields in Malaysia

Malaysia: Corn yields was 4.18 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.18 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 71.4%
World rank
75th
of 170 countries
All-time high
4.18 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
1.1 tonnes per hectare
in 1978
Years of data
34
1961–2024

Corn yields in Malaysia, 1961–2024

12341961199220241961: 1.2 tonnes per hectare1962: 1.2 tonnes per hectare1963: 1.6 tonnes per hectare1964: 1.3 tonnes per hectare1965: 1.2 tonnes per hectare1966: 1.3 tonnes per hectare1967: 1.9 tonnes per hectare1968: 1.6 tonnes per hectare1969: 1.8 tonnes per hectare1970: 2.1 tonnes per hectare1971: 1.9 tonnes per hectare1972: 2.2 tonnes per hectare1973: 2.4 tonnes per hectare1974: 2.5 tonnes per hectare1975: 1.3 tonnes per hectare1976: 1.6 tonnes per hectare1977: 1.7 tonnes per hectare1978: 1.1 tonnes per hectare1979: 1.1 tonnes per hectare1980: 1.1 tonnes per hectare1981: 1.1 tonnes per hectare1982: 1.1 tonnes per hectare1983: 1.4 tonnes per hectare1984: 1.6 tonnes per hectare1985: 1.7 tonnes per hectare1986: 1.7 tonnes per hectare1987: 1.8 tonnes per hectare1988: 1.8 tonnes per hectare1989: 1.8 tonnes per hectare1990: 1.8 tonnes per hectare2021: 3.2 tonnes per hectare2022: 3.3 tonnes per hectare2023: 2.4 tonnes per hectare2024: 4.2 tonnes per hectare

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 72 Ecuador 4.36 tonnes per hectare compare
  2. 73 Colombia 4.34 tonnes per hectare compare
  3. 74 Venezuela 4.34 tonnes per hectare compare
  4. 76 Maldives 4.17 tonnes per hectare compare
  5. 77 Paraguay 4.15 tonnes per hectare compare
  6. 78 Suriname 4.02 tonnes per hectare compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Corn yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
171 places, 9,544 data points, 1866–2025
Last refreshed

Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.