Rice — Production in Malaysia
Malaysia: Rice — Production was 2.17 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Production in Malaysia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — production in Malaysia is 2.17 million t, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — production in Malaysia peaked at 2.84 million t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.09 million t, in 1961.
Malaysia ranks 23rd of 133 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Production in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.09 million t | — |
| 1962 | 1.13 million t | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 1.19 million t | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 1.11 million t | -6.8% |
| 1965 | 1.26 million t | +13.1% |
| 1966 | 1.23 million t | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 1.21 million t | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 1.43 million t | +19.0% |
| 1969 | 1.59 million t | +10.9% |
| 1970 | 1.68 million t | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 1.82 million t | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 1.84 million t | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.98 million t | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 2.10 million t | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 2.00 million t | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 2.00 million t | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.90 million t | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 1.50 million t | -21.1% |
| 1979 | 2.10 million t | +39.9% |
| 1980 | 2.04 million t | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 2.02 million t | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.88 million t | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 1.73 million t | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 1.57 million t | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 1.75 million t | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 1.72 million t | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.63 million t | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 1.70 million t | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 1.74 million t | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.88 million t | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 1.93 million t | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 2.01 million t | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 2.10 million t | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 2.14 million t | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.13 million t | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.23 million t | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 2.12 million t | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 1.94 million t | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 2.04 million t | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 2.14 million t | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 2.10 million t | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.20 million t | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 2.26 million t | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.26 million t | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.31 million t | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.19 million t | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 2.38 million t | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 2.35 million t | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.51 million t | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 2.46 million t | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.58 million t | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 2.60 million t | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.60 million t | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.84 million t | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 2.74 million t | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.74 million t | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.57 million t | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 2.64 million t | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 2.35 million t | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 2.36 million t | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.44 million t | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.28 million t | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 2.17 million t | -5.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 2.17 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 130,000 t, 16.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 2.17 million t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.52 million t, 19% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +39.9% | 1.50 million t | 2.10 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.25 million t | 1.09 million t | 1.59 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.89 million t | 1.50 million t | 2.10 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.78 million t | 1.57 million t | 2.04 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.05 million t | 1.88 million t | 2.23 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.27 million t | 2.10 million t | 2.51 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.61 million t | 2.35 million t | 2.84 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 million t | 2.17 million t | 2.44 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More climate change data for Malaysia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 621.79 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,551 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,936 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,616 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,214 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,641 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.74 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — production in Malaysia?
- Rice — production in Malaysia was 2.17 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — production recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.84 million t in 2014.
- What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 million t in 1961.
- How does Malaysia rank for rice — production?
- Malaysia ranks 23rd out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — production rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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 Rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.