Sweet potatoes — Yield in Malaysia
Malaysia: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 16,322 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — yield in Malaysia stood at 16,322 kg/ha.
The figure is down 17.8% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Malaysia peaked at 21,518 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8,982 kg/ha, in 1981.
That places Malaysia 29th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,765 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 11,364 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 11,988 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 12,173 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 11,939 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 11,844 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 12,043 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 12,161 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 12,189 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 12,146 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 12,032 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 11,600 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 12,099 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 12,034 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 11,879 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 11,364 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 11,968 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 11,842 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 11,471 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 10,877 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 8,982 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 1982 | 11,372 kg/ha | +26.6% |
| 1983 | 10,302 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 9,959 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 10,417 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 11,000 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 10,982 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 11,000 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 11,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 11,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10,938 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 11,111 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 11,200 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 10,870 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 11,111 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 11,390 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 10,880 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 11,073 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 12,226 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 12,847 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 14,287 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 16,275 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 13,925 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 10,309 kg/ha | -26.0% |
| 2010 | 10,653 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 11,926 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 21,518 kg/ha | +80.4% |
| 2013 | 16,682 kg/ha | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 17,085 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 17,405 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 16,671 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 16,896 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 19,098 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 16,978 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 17,143 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 17,136 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 16,904 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 19,859 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 2024 | 16,322 kg/ha | -17.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 16,322 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,330 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 16,322 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,403 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +80.4% | 11,926 kg/ha | 21,518 kg/ha |
| 1982 | +26.6% | 8,982 kg/ha | 11,372 kg/ha |
| 2009 | -26.0% | 13,925 kg/ha | 10,309 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,941 kg/ha | 11,364 kg/ha | 12,189 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,843 kg/ha | 11,364 kg/ha | 12,146 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,489 kg/ha | 8,982 kg/ha | 11,372 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,012 kg/ha | 10,870 kg/ha | 11,200 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,432 kg/ha | 10,309 kg/ha | 16,275 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,491 kg/ha | 10,653 kg/ha | 21,518 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,473 kg/ha | 16,322 kg/ha | 19,859 kg/ha | 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 — yield in Malaysia?
- Sweet potatoes — yield in Malaysia was 16,322 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 21,518 kg/ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,982 kg/ha in 1981.
- How does Malaysia rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
- Malaysia ranks 29th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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