Rice — Production in Malaysia

Malaysia: Rice — Production was 2.17 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.17 million t
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
23rd
of 133 countries
All-time high
2.84 million t
in 2014
All-time low
1.09 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Production in Malaysia, 1961–2023

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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

Annual values for Rice — Production in Malaysia, 1961 to 2023.
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.

YearChange FromTo
1979 +39.9% 1.50 million t 2.10 million t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 20 Peru 3.37 million t compare
  2. 21 Mali 3.02 million t compare
  3. 21 Caribbean 1.22 million t compare
  4. 22 Colombia 3.01 million t compare
  5. 24 USSR 1.99 million t compare
  6. 25 Senegal 1.52 million t compare
  7. 26 Ghana 1.46 million t compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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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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Indicator
Rice — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,482 data points, 1961–2023
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