Sugar cane yields in Malaysia
Malaysia: Sugar cane yields was 18.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
18.1 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
102nd
of 110 countries
All-time high
74.73 tonnes per hectare
in 1999
All-time low
14.42 tonnes per hectare
in 1971
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane yields in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 18.1 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2024.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Malaysia peaked at 74.73 tonnes per hectare in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14.42 tonnes per hectare, in 1971.
That places Malaysia 102nd out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 33.9 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 33.82 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 32.2 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 32.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 29.9 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1967 | 30 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 30 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 30.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 24.9 tonnes per hectare | -17.3% |
| 1971 | 14.42 tonnes per hectare | -42.1% |
| 1972 | 25.05 tonnes per hectare | +73.7% |
| 1973 | 25 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 35.03 tonnes per hectare | +40.1% |
| 1975 | 35 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 35 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +42.9% |
| 1978 | 45 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 40 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1981 | 40 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 49.09 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 53 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 59.15 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 54.35 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 59.68 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 60.26 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 54.12 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1992 | 56.16 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 68 tonnes per hectare | +21.1% |
| 1994 | 68 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 68 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 71.68 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 73.07 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 72.59 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 74.73 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 51.45 tonnes per hectare | -31.2% |
| 2001 | 47.45 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 47.11 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 41.67 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 41.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37.5 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 34.2 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 34.87 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 43.75 tonnes per hectare | +25.5% |
| 2010 | 44.21 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 47.35 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 33.63 tonnes per hectare | -29.0% |
| 2013 | 34.73 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 38.59 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 17.63 tonnes per hectare | -54.3% |
| 2016 | 18.5 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 17.98 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 16.77 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 17.68 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 17.95 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 15.25 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 20.05 tonnes per hectare | +31.5% |
| 2023 | 19.55 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 18.1 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 18.1 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.97 tonnes per hectare, 30% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 18.1 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.36 tonnes per hectare, 37% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +73.7% | 14.42 tonnes per hectare | 25.05 tonnes per hectare |
| 2015 | -54.3% | 38.59 tonnes per hectare | 17.63 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.58 tonnes per hectare | 29.9 tonnes per hectare | 33.9 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.94 tonnes per hectare | 14.42 tonnes per hectare | 50 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.53 tonnes per hectare | 40 tonnes per hectare | 59.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.66 tonnes per hectare | 54.12 tonnes per hectare | 74.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.97 tonnes per hectare | 34.2 tonnes per hectare | 51.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.71 tonnes per hectare | 16.77 tonnes per hectare | 47.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.18 tonnes per hectare | 15.25 tonnes per hectare | 20.05 tonnes per hectare | 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 sugar cane yields in Malaysia?
- Sugar cane yields in Malaysia was 18.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane yields recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.73 tonnes per hectare in 1999.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.42 tonnes per hectare in 1971.
- How does Malaysia rank for sugar cane yields?
- Malaysia ranks 102nd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.