Palm kernels — Production in Malaysia
Malaysia: Palm kernels — Production was 4.52 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Palm kernels — Production in Malaysia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, palm kernels — production in Malaysia stood at 4.52 million t.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, palm kernels — production in Malaysia peaked at 4.95 million t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 24,600 t, in 1961.
Malaysia ranks 2nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42,786 t | 24,600 t | 78,319 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 236,678 t | 92,371 t | 475,039 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 million t | 549,956 t | 1.79 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.30 million t | 1.79 million t | 3.03 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.84 million t | 3.16 million t | 4.58 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.73 million t | 4.19 million t | 4.95 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.55 million t | 4.42 million t | 4.70 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture share gdp 8.22 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.22 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 22.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 8.13 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 38.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 335,444 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is palm kernels — production in Malaysia?
- Palm kernels — production in Malaysia was 4.52 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest palm kernels — production recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.95 million t in 2017.
- What is the lowest palm kernels — production recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,600 t in 1961.
- How does Malaysia rank for palm kernels — production?
- Malaysia ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is palm kernels — production rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 — Production. 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.