FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Sugar cane production in Malaysia
In 2024 Malaysia produced 16,925 t of sugar cane, the 83rd largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 85%. The record was 1.6 million t in 1995. Area harvested: 935 ha, yield 18.1 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 16,925 t
- World rank
- 83 of 94
- 10-year change
- +85%
- Record
- 1.6 million t
- 1995
Sugar cane in Malaysia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16,925 | −17% | 935 | 18.10 |
| 2023 | 20,364 | −19% | 1,042 | 19.54 |
| 2022 | 25,032 | −2.2% | 1,249 | 20.04 |
| 2021 | 25,591 | +8.8% | 1,678 | 15.25 |
| 2020 | 23,519 | +13% | 1,311 | 17.94 |
| 2019 | 20,761 | −12% | 1,174 | 17.68 |
| 2018 | 23,475 | −22% | 1,400 | 16.77 |
| 2017 | 29,990 | +7.0% | 1,668 | 17.98 |
| 2016 | 28,038 | −7.4% | 1,515 | 18.51 |
| 2015 | 30,271 | +231% | 1,717 | 17.63 |
| 2014 | 9,147 | −91% | 237 | 38.59 |
| 2013 | 98,885 | −32% | 2,847 | 34.73 |
| 2012 | 146,164 | −25% | 4,346 | 33.63 |
| 2011 | 194,084 | −3.3% | 4,099 | 47.35 |
| 2010 | 200,700 | −43% | 4,540 | 44.21 |
| 2009 | 350,000 | −30% | 8,000 | 43.75 |
| 2008 | 500,000 | −3.8% | 14,340 | 34.87 |
| 2007 | 520,000 | +16% | 15,203 | 34.20 |
| 2006 | 450,000 | −10.0% | 12,000 | 37.50 |
| 2005 | 500,000 | 0.0% | 12,000 | 41.67 |
| 2004 | 500,000 | −23% | 12,000 | 41.67 |
| 2003 | 650,000 | −35% | 13,000 | 50.00 |
| 2002 | 1,000,000 | 0.0% | 21,228 | 47.11 |
| 2001 | 1,000,000 | −9.1% | 21,075 | 47.45 |
| 2000 | 1,100,000 | −31% | 21,380 | 51.45 |
| 1999 | 1,600,000 | 0.0% | 21,411 | 74.73 |
| 1998 | 1,600,000 | 0.0% | 22,043 | 72.59 |
| 1997 | 1,600,000 | 0.0% | 21,898 | 73.07 |
| 1996 | 1,600,000 | −0.1% | 22,320 | 71.68 |
| 1995 | 1,601,400 | +3.9% | 23,550 | 68.00 |
| 1994 | 1,540,950 | −0.4% | 22,661 | 68.00 |
| 1993 | 1,547,340 | +17% | 22,755 | 68.00 |
| 1992 | 1,320,000 | +8.2% | 23,504 | 56.16 |
| 1991 | 1,220,000 | −6.2% | 22,542 | 54.12 |
| 1990 | 1,300,000 | +6.9% | 21,574 | 60.26 |
| 1989 | 1,216,000 | +6.7% | 20,375 | 59.68 |
| 1988 | 1,140,000 | −5.6% | 20,975 | 54.35 |
| 1987 | 1,207,000 | −1.0% | 20,406 | 59.15 |
| 1986 | 1,219,000 | +13% | 23,000 | 53.00 |
| 1985 | 1,080,000 | −1.8% | 22,000 | 49.09 |
| 1984 | 1,100,000 | +7.3% | 22,000 | 50.00 |
| 1983 | 1,025,000 | +4.1% | 20,500 | 50.00 |
| 1982 | 985,000 | +45% | 19,700 | 50.00 |
| 1981 | 680,000 | −5.6% | 17,000 | 40.00 |
| 1980 | 720,000 | −28% | 18,000 | 40.00 |
| 1979 | 1,005,000 | +4.4% | 20,100 | 50.00 |
| 1978 | 963,000 | −3.7% | 21,400 | 45.00 |
| 1977 | 1,000,000 | +15% | 20,000 | 50.00 |
| 1976 | 870,000 | +8.6% | 24,860 | 35.00 |
| 1975 | 801,000 | +39% | 22,887 | 35.00 |
| 1974 | 575,000 | +41% | 16,416 | 35.03 |
| 1973 | 407,000 | +83% | 16,281 | 25.00 |
| 1972 | 223,000 | +117% | 8,903 | 25.05 |
| 1971 | 103,000 | +45% | 7,142 | 14.42 |
| 1970 | 71,000 | +22% | 2,851 | 24.90 |
| 1969 | 58,000 | +7.4% | 1,927 | 30.10 |
| 1968 | 54,000 | +13% | 1,800 | 30.00 |
| 1967 | 48,000 | +2.1% | 1,600 | 30.00 |
| 1966 | 47,000 | +15% | 1,572 | 29.90 |
| 1965 | 41,000 | +5.1% | 1,271 | 32.26 |
| 1964 | 39,000 | +5.4% | 1,211 | 32.20 |
| 1963 | 37,000 | +2.8% | 1,094 | 33.82 |
| 1962 | 36,000 | +13% | 1,062 | 33.90 |
| 1961 | 32,000 | — | 1,000 | 32.00 |
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.