> 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%.

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# 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.

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Production, 202441,341 t
World rank59 of 94
10-year change−20%
Record400,000 t1989

## Cassava in Malaysia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Malaysia compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.01%0.02% in 2014
Yield, t/ha18.7world 10.2 (+83%)
kg per person1.16world 41.9
10-year change−20%world +18%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 57 | [Comoros](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/comoros/) | 58,917 | 0.02% |
| 58 | [Guinea-Bissau](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/guinea-bissau/) | 56,559 | 0.02% |
| 59 | **Malaysia** | 41,341 | 0.01% |
| 60 | [Honduras](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/honduras/) | 25,650 | 0.01% |
| 61 | [Panama](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/panama/) | 25,516 | 0.01% |

[Full ranking of 94 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/)

### Map of world production of cassava

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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

[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/nigeria/)[DR Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/dr-congo/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/thailand/)[Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/ghana/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/brazil/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/indonesia/)[Cambodia](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/cambodia/)[Angola](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/angola/)[Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/vietnam/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/tanzania/)[Mozambique](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/mozambique/)[Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/cote-divoire/)
[All countries producing cassava](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/)

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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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