Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Malaysia
Malaysia: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 681,807 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Malaysia is 681,807 1000 An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Malaysia peaked at 859,800 1000 An in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22,500 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Malaysia 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,500 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 23,800 1000 An | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 27,700 1000 An | +16.4% |
| 1964 | 31,500 1000 An | +13.7% |
| 1965 | 36,100 1000 An | +14.6% |
| 1966 | 39,700 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 44,300 1000 An | +11.6% |
| 1968 | 48,600 1000 An | +9.7% |
| 1969 | 53,000 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 56,900 1000 An | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 57,700 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 59,800 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 65,400 1000 An | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 71,500 1000 An | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 86,800 1000 An | +21.4% |
| 1976 | 89,400 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 87,500 1000 An | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 93,000 1000 An | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 97,500 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 104,800 1000 An | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 115,200 1000 An | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 129,600 1000 An | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 145,800 1000 An | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 162,900 1000 An | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 196,800 1000 An | +20.8% |
| 1986 | 216,700 1000 An | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 245,700 1000 An | +13.4% |
| 1988 | 255,200 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 266,300 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 300,800 1000 An | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 387,350 1000 An | +28.8% |
| 1992 | 434,450 1000 An | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 489,900 1000 An | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 521,000 1000 An | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 536,000 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 535,400 1000 An | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 534,200 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 542,000 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 505,000 1000 An | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 430,939 1000 An | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 461,020 1000 An | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 493,528 1000 An | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 509,390 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 555,240 1000 An | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 577,000 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 582,500 1000 An | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 589,000 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 588,200 1000 An | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 638,500 1000 An | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 712,000 1000 An | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 732,500 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 754,500 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 806,605 1000 An | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 773,740 1000 An | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 795,000 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 859,800 1000 An | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 842,000 1000 An | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 801,659 1000 An | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 816,764 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 687,184 1000 An | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 650,565 1000 An | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 663,316 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 680,368 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 681,807 1000 An | +0.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 681,807 1000 An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83,275 1000 An, 8.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 681,807 1000 An is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,301 1000 An, 47.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36,356 1000 An | 22,500 1000 An | 53,000 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 76,550 1000 An | 56,900 1000 An | 97,500 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 183,900 1000 An | 104,800 1000 An | 266,300 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 478,610 1000 An | 300,800 1000 An | 542,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 542,532 1000 An | 430,939 1000 An | 638,500 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 789,457 1000 An | 712,000 1000 An | 859,800 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 672,648 1000 An | 650,565 1000 An | 687,184 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 23 Spain 798,444 1000 An compare
- 24 Australia 754,500 1000 An compare
- 25 Argentina 749,816 1000 An compare
- 26 Caribbean 428,542 1000 An compare
- 27 Morocco 673,438 1000 An compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 109,504 1000 An compare
- 28 Germany 668,662 1000 An compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 492 1000 An compare
- 29 Saudi Arabia 664,600 1000 An 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 meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Malaysia?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Malaysia was 681,807 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 859,800 1000 An in 2016.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,500 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Malaysia rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Malaysia ranks 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. 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.