Starchy Roots — Food supply in Malaysia
Malaysia: Starchy Roots — Food supply was 640,342 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Malaysia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 640,342 million Kcal for starchy roots — food supply in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 86.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply in Malaysia peaked at 745,909 million Kcal in 2015 and was at its lowest, 293,837 million Kcal, in 2010.
Malaysia ranks 80th 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.
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 293,837 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 305,149 million Kcal | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 363,655 million Kcal | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 344,322 million Kcal | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 385,188 million Kcal | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 745,909 million Kcal | +93.6% |
| 2016 | 524,537 million Kcal | -29.7% |
| 2017 | 484,278 million Kcal | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 523,792 million Kcal | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 536,353 million Kcal | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 564,573 million Kcal | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 634,677 million Kcal | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 667,050 million Kcal | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 640,342 million Kcal | -4.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 640,342 million Kcal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 244,440 million Kcal, 2.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 640,342 million Kcal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 181,197 million Kcal, 3.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starchy Roots — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +93.6% | 385,188 million Kcal | 745,909 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 450,702 million Kcal | 293,837 million Kcal | 745,909 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 626,660 million Kcal | 564,573 million Kcal | 667,050 million Kcal | 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 starchy roots — food supply in Malaysia?
- Starchy roots — food supply in Malaysia was 640,342 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 745,909 million Kcal in 2015.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 293,837 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for starchy roots — food supply?
- Malaysia ranks 80th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food supply rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.0%. 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 Starchy Roots — 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.