All sugar crops production in Malaysia
In 2024 Malaysia produced 16,925 t of all sugar crops, the 118th 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
- 118 of 137
- 10-year change
- +85%
- Record
- 1.6 million t
- 1995
All sugar crops in Malaysia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Malaysia compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 18.1
- world 70.9 (−74%)
- kg per person
- 0.48
- world 274
- 10-year change
- +85%
- world +3.5%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | Cabo Verde | 22,040 | 0.00% |
| 117 | Albania | 17,763 | 0.00% |
| 118 | Malaysia | 16,925 | 0.00% |
| 119 | Lebanon | 10,185 | 0.00% |
| 120 | Slovenia | 8,940 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of sugar crops
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 | 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 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar crops in Malaysia?
Malaysia produced 16,925 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Malaysia rank in the world for production of sugar crops?
Malaysia ranked 118th of 137 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 34.0% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar crops in Malaysia changed?
It rose by 85% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +3.5% for the world. The record was 1.6 million t in 1995.
What is the yield of sugar crops in Malaysia?
18.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (16,925 t from 935 ha), against a world average of 70.9 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.