Palm kernels — Processing in Malaysia
Malaysia: Palm kernels — Processing was 4.88 million t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Palm kernels — Processing in Malaysia, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2013, palm kernels — processing in Malaysia stood at 4.88 million t. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, palm kernels — processing in Malaysia peaked at 4.88 million t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5,207 t, in 1961.
That places Malaysia 2nd out of 55 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Palm kernels — Processing in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,207 t | — |
| 1962 | 11,035 t | +111.9% |
| 1963 | 12,766 t | +15.7% |
| 1964 | 12,230 t | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 16,015 t | +30.9% |
| 1966 | 20,505 t | +28.0% |
| 1967 | 29,668 t | +44.7% |
| 1968 | 27,118 t | -8.6% |
| 1969 | 40,450 t | +49.2% |
| 1970 | 65,087 t | +60.9% |
| 1971 | 102,909 t | +58.1% |
| 1972 | 142,002 t | +38.0% |
| 1973 | 169,967 t | +19.7% |
| 1974 | 198,636 t | +16.9% |
| 1975 | 236,980 t | +19.3% |
| 1976 | 259,495 t | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 336,732 t | +29.8% |
| 1978 | 368,640 t | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 484,920 t | +31.5% |
| 1980 | 564,456 t | +16.4% |
| 1981 | 594,850 t | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 911,985 t | +53.3% |
| 1983 | 844,919 t | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 1.05 million t | +24.0% |
| 1985 | 1.21 million t | +15.9% |
| 1986 | 1.34 million t | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 1.31 million t | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.47 million t | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 1.73 million t | +17.3% |
| 1990 | 1.90 million t | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 1.78 million t | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 1.87 million t | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 2.26 million t | +20.7% |
| 1994 | 2.21 million t | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 2.41 million t | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 2.50 million t | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 2.65 million t | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 2.47 million t | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 3.08 million t | +24.6% |
| 2000 | 3.19 million t | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 3.40 million t | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 3.30 million t | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 3.65 million t | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 3.70 million t | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 4.04 million t | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 4.25 million t | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 4.17 million t | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 4.58 million t | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 4.50 million t | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 4.29 million t | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 4.71 million t | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 4.72 million t | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.88 million t | +3.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 4.88 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71,000 t, 68.7× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 4.88 million t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 231,174 t, 21.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Palm kernels — Processing in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +111.9% | 5,207 t | 11,035 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,444 t | 5,207 t | 40,450 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 236,537 t | 65,087 t | 484,920 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.10 million t | 564,456 t | 1.73 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.32 million t | 1.78 million t | 3.08 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.88 million t | 3.19 million t | 4.58 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.65 million t | 4.29 million t | 4.88 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 palm kernels — processing in Malaysia?
- Palm kernels — processing in Malaysia was 4.88 million t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest palm kernels — processing recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.88 million t in 2013.
- What is the lowest palm kernels — processing recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,207 t in 1961.
- How does Malaysia rank for palm kernels — processing?
- Malaysia ranks 2nd out of 55 countries with data for 2013.
- Is palm kernels — processing rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. 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 Palm kernels — Processing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food Balance Sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per caput food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.