Palm oil — Production in Malaysia
Malaysia: Palm oil — Production was 18.55 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Palm oil — Production in Malaysia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 18.55 million t for palm oil — production in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, palm oil — production in Malaysia peaked at 19.96 million t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 94,846 t, in 1961.
That places Malaysia 2nd out of 44 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Palm oil — Production in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 94,846 t | — |
| 1962 | 108,171 t | +14.0% |
| 1963 | 125,691 t | +16.2% |
| 1964 | 122,913 t | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 150,411 t | +22.4% |
| 1966 | 189,687 t | +26.1% |
| 1967 | 225,758 t | +19.0% |
| 1968 | 282,984 t | +25.3% |
| 1969 | 352,096 t | +24.4% |
| 1970 | 431,069 t | +22.4% |
| 1971 | 580,389 t | +34.6% |
| 1972 | 718,580 t | +23.8% |
| 1973 | 812,614 t | +13.1% |
| 1974 | 1.05 million t | +28.7% |
| 1975 | 1.26 million t | +20.2% |
| 1976 | 1.39 million t | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 1.61 million t | +15.9% |
| 1978 | 1.79 million t | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 2.19 million t | +22.6% |
| 1980 | 2.57 million t | +17.6% |
| 1981 | 2.82 million t | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 3.51 million t | +24.4% |
| 1983 | 3.02 million t | -14.1% |
| 1984 | 3.71 million t | +23.2% |
| 1985 | 4.13 million t | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 4.54 million t | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 4.53 million t | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 5.03 million t | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 6.06 million t | +20.5% |
| 1990 | 6.09 million t | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 6.14 million t | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 6.37 million t | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 7.40 million t | +16.2% |
| 1994 | 7.22 million t | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 7.81 million t | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 8.39 million t | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 9.07 million t | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 8.32 million t | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 10.55 million t | +26.9% |
| 2000 | 10.84 million t | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 11.80 million t | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 11.91 million t | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 13.35 million t | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 13.98 million t | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 14.96 million t | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 15.88 million t | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 15.82 million t | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 17.73 million t | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 17.56 million t | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 16.99 million t | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 18.91 million t | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 18.79 million t | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 19.22 million t | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 19.67 million t | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 19.96 million t | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 17.32 million t | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 19.92 million t | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 19.52 million t | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 19.86 million t | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 19.14 million t | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 18.12 million t | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 18.45 million t | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 18.55 million t | +0.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 18.55 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 223,400 t, 83.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 18.55 million t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 452,600 t, 41.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 183,617 t | 94,846 t | 352,096 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.18 million t | 431,069 t | 2.19 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.99 million t | 2.57 million t | 6.06 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.74 million t | 6.09 million t | 10.55 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.39 million t | 10.84 million t | 17.73 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.01 million t | 16.99 million t | 19.96 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.57 million t | 18.12 million t | 19.14 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 oil — production in Malaysia?
- Palm oil — production in Malaysia was 18.55 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest palm oil — production recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.96 million t in 2015.
- What is the lowest palm oil — production recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94,846 t in 1961.
- How does Malaysia rank for palm oil — production?
- Malaysia ranks 2nd out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
- Is palm oil — production rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 oil — 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.