Tomatoes — Area harvested in Malaysia
Malaysia: Tomatoes — Area harvested was 2,768 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tomatoes — Area harvested in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tomatoes — area harvested in Malaysia stood at 2,768 ha.
That represents a change of up 44.8% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomatoes — area harvested in Malaysia peaked at 2,831 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 400 ha, in 1989.
That places Malaysia 86th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tomatoes — Area harvested in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 560 ha | — |
| 1962 | 670 ha | +19.6% |
| 1963 | 700 ha | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 710 ha | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 600 ha | -15.5% |
| 1966 | 725 ha | +20.8% |
| 1967 | 890 ha | +22.8% |
| 1968 | 835 ha | -6.2% |
| 1969 | 890 ha | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 900 ha | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 950 ha | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 880 ha | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 860 ha | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 950 ha | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 725 ha | -23.7% |
| 1976 | 840 ha | +15.9% |
| 1977 | 900 ha | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 905 ha | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 840 ha | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 825 ha | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 810 ha | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 830 ha | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 725 ha | -12.7% |
| 1984 | 700 ha | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 800 ha | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 500 ha | -37.5% |
| 1988 | 450 ha | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 400 ha | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 420 ha | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 450 ha | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 480 ha | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 510 ha | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 536 ha | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 536 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 620 ha | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 510 ha | -17.7% |
| 1998 | 570 ha | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 470 ha | -17.5% |
| 2000 | 951 ha | +102.3% |
| 2001 | 627 ha | -34.1% |
| 2002 | 789 ha | +25.8% |
| 2003 | 1,200 ha | +52.1% |
| 2004 | 1,250 ha | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1,300 ha | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1,901 ha | +46.2% |
| 2007 | 1,110 ha | -41.6% |
| 2008 | 1,039 ha | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 1,114 ha | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 1,347 ha | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 1,451 ha | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1,978 ha | +36.3% |
| 2013 | 2,831 ha | +43.1% |
| 2014 | 1,948 ha | -31.2% |
| 2015 | 1,984 ha | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2,794 ha | +40.8% |
| 2017 | 1,941 ha | -30.5% |
| 2018 | 2,101 ha | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 1,974 ha | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 2,070 ha | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 2,126 ha | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 2,014 ha | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 1,912 ha | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 2,768 ha | +44.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 2,768 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,039 ha, 46% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 2,768 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 464 ha, 6.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tomatoes — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +102.3% | 470 ha | 951 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 731.11 ha | 560 ha | 890 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 875 ha | 725 ha | 950 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 674 ha | 400 ha | 830 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 510.2 ha | 420 ha | 620 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,128 ha | 627 ha | 1,901 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,035 ha | 1,347 ha | 2,831 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,178 ha | 1,912 ha | 2,768 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 tomatoes — area harvested in Malaysia?
- Tomatoes — area harvested in Malaysia was 2,768 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,831 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 400 ha in 1989.
- How does Malaysia rank for tomatoes — area harvested?
- Malaysia ranks 86th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tomatoes — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.