Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Malaysia
Malaysia: Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested was 82,619 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested in Malaysia stood at 82,619 ha.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested in Malaysia peaked at 183,469 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6,000 ha, in 1961.
That places Malaysia 9th out of 73 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.
Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 8,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7,000 ha | -12.5% |
| 1965 | 8,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1966 | 17,000 ha | +112.5% |
| 1967 | 10,000 ha | -41.2% |
| 1968 | 27,000 ha | +170.0% |
| 1969 | 11,000 ha | -59.3% |
| 1970 | 26,500 ha | +140.9% |
| 1971 | 18,000 ha | -32.1% |
| 1972 | 20,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 42,000 ha | +110.0% |
| 1974 | 35,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 35,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 25,000 ha | -28.6% |
| 1977 | 75,000 ha | +200.0% |
| 1978 | 78,000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 80,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 95,000 ha | +18.8% |
| 1981 | 105,000 ha | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 90,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 98,000 ha | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 98,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 98,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 90,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 80,000 ha | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 70,000 ha | -12.5% |
| 1990 | 80,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1991 | 89,966 ha | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 94,966 ha | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 105,000 ha | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 98,000 ha | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 108,000 ha | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 128,000 ha | +18.5% |
| 1997 | 117,975 ha | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 120,000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 124,008 ha | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 127,666 ha | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 131,574 ha | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 135,197 ha | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 138,648 ha | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 141,509 ha | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 150,000 ha | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 145,740 ha | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 146,230 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 146,667 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 147,149 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 140,000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 148,549 ha | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 145,000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 152,119 ha | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 154,686 ha | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 155,342 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 157,441 ha | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 164,918 ha | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 172,281 ha | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 183,469 ha | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 72,000 ha | -60.8% |
| 2021 | 58,000 ha | -19.4% |
| 2022 | 65,000 ha | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 75,445 ha | +16.1% |
| 2024 | 82,619 ha | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,333 ha | 6,000 ha | 27,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 43,450 ha | 18,000 ha | 80,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 92,400 ha | 70,000 ha | 105,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 106,592 ha | 80,000 ha | 128,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 141,038 ha | 127,666 ha | 150,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 157,380 ha | 140,000 ha | 183,469 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,613 ha | 58,000 ha | 82,619 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested in Malaysia?
- Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested in Malaysia was 82,619 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 183,469 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Malaysia rank for other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Malaysia ranks 9th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. 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 Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — 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.