Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested in Malaysia
Malaysia: Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested was 8,289 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in Malaysia stood at 8,289 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in Malaysia peaked at 17,087 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5,000 ha, in 1961.
Malaysia ranks 10th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1963 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1965 | 8,000 ha | +60.0% |
| 1966 | 6,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 1967 | 9,000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1968 | 6,800 ha | -24.4% |
| 1969 | 7,612 ha | +11.9% |
| 1970 | 6,950 ha | -8.7% |
| 1971 | 7,407 ha | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 7,254 ha | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 7,930 ha | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 8,630 ha | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 9,225 ha | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 9,956 ha | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 10,647 ha | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 11,520 ha | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 12,160 ha | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 12,720 ha | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 13,405 ha | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 12,800 ha | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 12,755 ha | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 10,550 ha | -17.3% |
| 1985 | 5,413 ha | -48.7% |
| 1986 | 6,120 ha | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 9,704 ha | +58.6% |
| 1988 | 9,607 ha | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 10,872 ha | +13.2% |
| 1990 | 11,512 ha | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 11,226 ha | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 10,157 ha | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 9,101 ha | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 8,655 ha | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 9,837 ha | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 9,824 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 10,286 ha | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 11,448 ha | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 12,287 ha | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 13,415 ha | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 13,468 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 13,600 ha | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 13,800 ha | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 12,990 ha | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 12,722 ha | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 12,128 ha | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 13,023 ha | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 13,487 ha | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 13,608 ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 11,012 ha | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 11,130 ha | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 10,833 ha | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 9,835 ha | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 16,021 ha | +62.9% |
| 2015 | 16,333 ha | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 16,768 ha | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 17,087 ha | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 7,176 ha | -58.0% |
| 2019 | 7,299 ha | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 8,022 ha | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 7,754 ha | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 8,020 ha | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 8,172 ha | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 8,289 ha | +1.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 8,289 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,946 ha, 4.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 8,289 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,520 ha, 5.5× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +62.9% | 9,835 ha | 16,021 ha |
| 2018 | -58.0% | 17,087 ha | 7,176 ha |
| 1965 | +60.0% | 5,000 ha | 8,000 ha |
| 1987 | +58.6% | 6,120 ha | 9,704 ha |
| 1985 | -48.7% | 10,550 ha | 5,413 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,601 ha | 5,000 ha | 9,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,168 ha | 6,950 ha | 12,160 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,395 ha | 5,413 ha | 13,405 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,433 ha | 8,655 ha | 12,287 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,224 ha | 12,128 ha | 13,800 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,349 ha | 7,176 ha | 17,087 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,051 ha | 7,754 ha | 8,289 ha | 5 |
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 pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in Malaysia?
- Pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested in Malaysia was 8,289 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 17,087 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Malaysia rank for pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested?
- Malaysia ranks 10th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pepper (piper spp.), raw — area harvested rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — 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.