Natural rubber in primary forms — Yield in Malaysia
Malaysia: Natural rubber in primary forms — Yield was 340.8 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Natural rubber in primary forms — Yield in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for natural rubber in primary forms — yield in Malaysia is 340.8 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural rubber in primary forms — yield in Malaysia peaked at 1,028 kg/ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 306.5 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Malaysia 26th out of 28 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Natural rubber in primary forms — Yield in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 607.4 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 610.4 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 593.5 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 622 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 611.3 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 694.9 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1967 | 707.5 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 785.9 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 845.3 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 846.2 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 850.7 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 815.2 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 833.8 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 837.8 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 858.4 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 895.8 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 882.3 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 837.3 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 940.2 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 947.4 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 932.2 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 922.3 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 986.6 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 971.8 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 957.3 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1,002 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 1,028 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 1,001 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 860.4 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1990 | 800.2 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 691.3 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1992 | 654.6 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 607.7 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 633.3 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 644.8 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 656.2 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 600.8 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 569.3 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 524.9 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 648.4 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 2001 | 634.8 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 659.7 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 743.5 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 913.9 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 885.7 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 1,016 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 961.2 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 859.9 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 833.7 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 920.5 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 970.1 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 886.5 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 781.7 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 627.5 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 672.1 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 624.8 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 684.2 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 557.1 kg/ha | -18.6% |
| 2019 | 574.8 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 451.8 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 413 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 331.9 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 2023 | 306.5 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 340.8 kg/ha | +11.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 340.8 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,317 kg/ha, 26% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 340.8 kg/ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,001 kg/ha, 34% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 675.36 kg/ha | 593.5 kg/ha | 845.3 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 859.77 kg/ha | 815.2 kg/ha | 940.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 960.99 kg/ha | 860.4 kg/ha | 1,028 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 638.31 kg/ha | 524.9 kg/ha | 800.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 815.67 kg/ha | 634.8 kg/ha | 1,016 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 729.93 kg/ha | 557.1 kg/ha | 970.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 368.8 kg/ha | 306.5 kg/ha | 451.8 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 23 Sri Lanka 701.2 kg/ha compare
- 24 Papua New Guinea 584.1 kg/ha compare
- 25 Nigeria 378.8 kg/ha compare
- 27 Bangladesh 100.3 kg/ha compare
- 28 Brunei Darussalam 63.3 kg/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 natural rubber in primary forms — yield in Malaysia?
- Natural rubber in primary forms — yield in Malaysia was 340.8 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest natural rubber in primary forms — yield recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,028 kg/ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest natural rubber in primary forms — yield recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 306.5 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for natural rubber in primary forms — yield?
- Malaysia ranks 26th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is natural rubber in primary forms — yield rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. 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 Natural rubber in primary forms — Yield. 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.