Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Malaysia
Malaysia: Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate was 53.36 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Malaysia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Malaysia is 53.36 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 303.7% on the previous year and up 3,619.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Malaysia peaked at 110.06 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -38.5 % change on previous year, in 2008.
Malaysia ranks 3rd of 127 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 6 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 8.49 % change on previous year | +41.5% |
| 1965 | 0.8696 % change on previous year | -89.8% |
| 1966 | -6.03 % change on previous year | -794.0% |
| 1967 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -130.4% |
| 1968 | -28.83 % change on previous year | -1671.2% |
| 1969 | -10.13 % change on previous year | -64.9% |
| 1970 | -9.86 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 15.62 % change on previous year | -258.5% |
| 1972 | -21.62 % change on previous year | -238.4% |
| 1973 | -20.69 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1974 | -13.04 % change on previous year | -37.0% |
| 1975 | -3.75 % change on previous year | -71.3% |
| 1976 | -2.6 % change on previous year | -30.7% |
| 1977 | 14.67 % change on previous year | -664.7% |
| 1978 | 4.65 % change on previous year | -68.3% |
| 1979 | -13.33 % change on previous year | -386.7% |
| 1980 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -113.5% |
| 1981 | -35.52 % change on previous year | -2078.8% |
| 1982 | 13.28 % change on previous year | -137.4% |
| 1983 | -5.86 % change on previous year | -144.1% |
| 1984 | -10.62 % change on previous year | +81.2% |
| 1985 | -1.64 % change on previous year | -84.6% |
| 1986 | 4.17 % change on previous year | -354.2% |
| 1987 | 5.6 % change on previous year | +34.4% |
| 1988 | 14.39 % change on previous year | +157.0% |
| 1989 | 16.56 % change on previous year | +15.0% |
| 1990 | 6.25 % change on previous year | -62.3% |
| 1991 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -52.9% |
| 1992 | 5.71 % change on previous year | +94.3% |
| 1993 | 7.32 % change on previous year | +28.2% |
| 1994 | -8.69 % change on previous year | -218.6% |
| 1995 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -114.3% |
| 1996 | -13.33 % change on previous year | -1173.7% |
| 1997 | -14.29 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 1998 | -6.67 % change on previous year | -53.3% |
| 1999 | -10.71 % change on previous year | +60.7% |
| 2000 | -20 % change on previous year | +86.7% |
| 2001 | -20.27 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 43.28 % change on previous year | -313.5% |
| 2003 | 16.32 % change on previous year | -62.3% |
| 2004 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -93.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4726 % change on previous year | -57.7% |
| 2006 | 5.35 % change on previous year | +1032.4% |
| 2007 | 4.19 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 2008 | -38.5 % change on previous year | -1018.6% |
| 2009 | -25.97 % change on previous year | -32.5% |
| 2010 | 70.83 % change on previous year | -372.8% |
| 2011 | 15.3 % change on previous year | -78.4% |
| 2012 | 110.06 % change on previous year | +619.2% |
| 2013 | -9.12 % change on previous year | -108.3% |
| 2014 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -115.7% |
| 2015 | -1.69 % change on previous year | -217.7% |
| 2016 | -14.61 % change on previous year | +765.6% |
| 2017 | -4.55 % change on previous year | -68.8% |
| 2018 | 26.62 % change on previous year | -684.8% |
| 2019 | 7.89 % change on previous year | -70.4% |
| 2020 | -2.83 % change on previous year | -135.9% |
| 2021 | -2.08 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 2022 | -16.65 % change on previous year | +702.1% |
| 2023 | -26.19 % change on previous year | +57.3% |
| 2024 | 53.36 % change on previous year | -303.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -2078.8% | 1.79 % change on previous year | -35.52 % change on previous year |
| 1968 | -1671.2% | 1.83 % change on previous year | -28.83 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | -1173.7% | 1.24 % change on previous year | -13.33 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +1032.4% | 0.4726 % change on previous year | 5.35 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | -1018.6% | 4.19 % change on previous year | -38.5 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.47 % change on previous year | -28.83 % change on previous year | 8.49 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -5 % change on previous year | -21.62 % change on previous year | 15.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2152 % change on previous year | -35.52 % change on previous year | 16.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.02 % change on previous year | -14.29 % change on previous year | 7.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.4 % change on previous year | -38.5 % change on previous year | 43.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.22 % change on previous year | -14.61 % change on previous year | 110.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 % change on previous year | -26.19 % change on previous year | 53.36 % change on previous year | 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 sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Malaysia?
- Sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate in Malaysia was 53.36 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 110.06 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -38.5 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Malaysia rank for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate?
- Malaysia ranks 3rd out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,619.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.