Pulses — Food supply in Malaysia
Malaysia: Pulses — Food supply was 467,428 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pulses — Food supply in Malaysia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, pulses — food supply in Malaysia stood at 467,428 million Kcal. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — food supply in Malaysia peaked at 467,428 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 269,331 million Kcal, in 2010.
Malaysia ranks 59th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses — Food supply in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 269,331 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 292,419 million Kcal | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 277,553 million Kcal | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 299,862 million Kcal | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 287,017 million Kcal | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 301,480 million Kcal | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 295,868 million Kcal | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 301,572 million Kcal | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 297,427 million Kcal | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 284,271 million Kcal | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 293,573 million Kcal | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 430,387 million Kcal | +46.6% |
| 2022 | 432,818 million Kcal | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 467,428 million Kcal | +8.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 467,428 million Kcal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89,744 million Kcal, 5.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 467,428 million Kcal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19,683 million Kcal, 23.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 290,680 million Kcal | 269,331 million Kcal | 301,572 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 406,052 million Kcal | 293,573 million Kcal | 467,428 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 57 United Arab Emirates 530,045 million Kcal compare
- 58 Honduras 499,661 million Kcal compare
- 60 El Salvador 395,081 million Kcal compare
- 61 Norway 393,411 million Kcal compare
- 62 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 358,426 million Kcal compare
- 62 United Kingdom 358,426 million Kcal compare
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 pulses — food supply in Malaysia?
- Pulses — food supply in Malaysia was 467,428 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — food supply recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 467,428 million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest pulses — food supply recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 269,331 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for pulses — food supply?
- Malaysia ranks 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — food supply rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. 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 Pulses — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A 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 capita 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.