Sugar cane yields in Malaysia
Malaysia: Sugar cane yields was 18.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
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.
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 38.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.2% (2025)
- Rural population 8.13 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 22.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 615,072 hectares (2023)
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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.