Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Malaysia
Malaysia: Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Malaysia, 2011–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Malaysia is 0.4%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Malaysia peaked at 0.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2023.
Malaysia ranks 42nd of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.8% | — |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
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 sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Malaysia?
- Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Malaysia was 0.4% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product?
- Malaysia ranks 42nd out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP.