Cassava production in Malaysia
In 2024 Malaysia produced 41,341 t of cassava, the 59th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 20%. The record was 400,000 t in 1989. Area harvested: 2,212 ha, yield 18.7 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 41,341 t
- World rank
- 59 of 94
- 10-year change
- −20%
- Record
- 400,000 t
- 1989
Cassava in Malaysia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Malaysia compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.02% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 18.7
- world 10.2 (+83%)
- kg per person
- 1.16
- world 41.9
- 10-year change
- −20%
- world +18%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Comoros | 58,917 | 0.02% |
| 58 | Guinea-Bissau | 56,559 | 0.02% |
| 59 | Malaysia | 41,341 | 0.01% |
| 60 | Honduras | 25,650 | 0.01% |
| 61 | Panama | 25,516 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of cassava
Share of the world total; Malaysia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41,341 | −8.7% | 2,212 | 18.69 |
| 2023 | 45,266 | +6.4% | 2,154 | 21.01 |
| 2022 | 42,528 | +8.0% | 2,381 | 17.86 |
| 2021 | 39,387 | +5.0% | 2,773 | 14.20 |
| 2020 | 37,514 | −11% | 2,278 | 16.47 |
| 2019 | 42,285 | +21% | 2,455 | 17.22 |
| 2018 | 34,997 | −21% | 1,971 | 17.76 |
| 2017 | 44,229 | −28% | 2,566 | 17.24 |
| 2016 | 61,161 | −9.7% | 3,148 | 19.43 |
| 2015 | 67,713 | +30% | 3,418 | 19.81 |
| 2014 | 51,911 | −17% | 3,050 | 17.02 |
| 2013 | 62,843 | −19% | 4,046 | 15.53 |
| 2012 | 77,854 | +134% | 2,825 | 27.56 |
| 2011 | 33,206 | −11% | 2,596 | 12.79 |
| 2010 | 37,187 | −46% | 2,769 | 13.43 |
| 2009 | 68,508 | +95% | 3,075 | 22.28 |
| 2008 | 35,209 | −9.0% | 2,316 | 15.20 |
| 2007 | 38,711 | −45% | 2,396 | 16.16 |
| 2006 | 70,000 | −10% | 3,000 | 23.33 |
| 2005 | 78,000 | −3.7% | 3,500 | 22.29 |
| 2004 | 81,000 | −13% | 4,000 | 20.25 |
| 2003 | 93,000 | −7.0% | 4,600 | 20.22 |
| 2002 | 100,000 | −9.1% | 5,800 | 17.24 |
| 2001 | 110,000 | −8.3% | 7,000 | 15.71 |
| 2000 | 120,000 | −20% | 8,500 | 14.12 |
| 1999 | 150,000 | −12% | 10,000 | 15.00 |
| 1998 | 170,000 | −8.1% | 12,000 | 14.17 |
| 1997 | 185,000 | −7.5% | 15,000 | 12.33 |
| 1996 | 200,000 | −13% | 17,500 | 11.43 |
| 1995 | 230,000 | −18% | 20,000 | 11.50 |
| 1994 | 280,000 | −6.7% | 25,000 | 11.20 |
| 1993 | 300,000 | −3.2% | 27,000 | 11.11 |
| 1992 | 310,000 | −6.1% | 30,000 | 10.33 |
| 1991 | 330,000 | −8.3% | 32,000 | 10.31 |
| 1990 | 360,000 | −10.0% | 37,000 | 9.73 |
| 1989 | 400,000 | +2.6% | 38,000 | 10.53 |
| 1988 | 390,000 | +0.5% | 36,700 | 10.63 |
| 1987 | 388,000 | +0.8% | 36,500 | 10.63 |
| 1986 | 385,000 | +0.3% | 36,000 | 10.69 |
| 1985 | 384,000 | +1.1% | 36,000 | 10.67 |
| 1984 | 380,000 | +0.8% | 35,000 | 10.86 |
| 1983 | 377,000 | +0.5% | 35,000 | 10.77 |
| 1982 | 375,000 | +4.2% | 35,000 | 10.71 |
| 1981 | 360,000 | +9.1% | 35,000 | 10.29 |
| 1980 | 330,000 | −5.7% | 32,000 | 10.31 |
| 1979 | 350,000 | +2.9% | 34,000 | 10.29 |
| 1978 | 340,000 | −8.1% | 33,000 | 10.30 |
| 1977 | 370,000 | +2.8% | 36,000 | 10.28 |
| 1976 | 360,000 | +7.1% | 36,000 | 10.00 |
| 1975 | 336,000 | −2.6% | 33,000 | 10.18 |
| 1974 | 345,000 | +5.5% | 30,000 | 11.50 |
| 1973 | 327,000 | +8.3% | 29,000 | 11.28 |
| 1972 | 302,000 | +23% | 28,000 | 10.79 |
| 1971 | 245,000 | −15% | 28,000 | 8.75 |
| 1970 | 288,000 | +41% | 31,000 | 9.29 |
| 1969 | 204,000 | +2.5% | 22,600 | 9.03 |
| 1968 | 199,000 | −3.4% | 22,000 | 9.05 |
| 1967 | 206,000 | +3.5% | 22,900 | 9.00 |
| 1966 | 199,000 | +21% | 22,200 | 8.96 |
| 1965 | 164,500 | +13% | 17,100 | 9.62 |
| 1964 | 146,000 | −16% | 15,200 | 9.61 |
| 1963 | 174,000 | +16% | 19,300 | 9.02 |
| 1962 | 150,000 | +20% | 16,000 | 9.38 |
| 1961 | 125,000 | — | 13,500 | 9.26 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cassava in Malaysia?
Malaysia produced 41,341 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Malaysia rank in the world for production of cassava?
Malaysia ranked 59th of 94 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 18.3% of the world total.
How has the production of cassava in Malaysia changed?
It fell by 20% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +18% for the world. The record was 400,000 t in 1989.
What is the yield of cassava in Malaysia?
18.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (41,341 t from 2,212 ha), against a world average of 10.2 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.