What is yams production in Malaysia?

Yams production in Malaysia was 2,682 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest yams production recorded in Malaysia?

The highest recorded value was 6,812 tonnes in 2022.

What is the lowest yams production recorded in Malaysia?

The lowest recorded value was 2,682 tonnes in 2024.

How does Malaysia rank for yams production?

Malaysia ranks 43rd out of 63 countries with data for 2024.

Where does this Malaysia data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yams production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Yams production in Malaysia

Name: Yams production in Malaysia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malaysia: Yams production was 2,682 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

2,682 tonnes

Change on year

down 23.4%

World rank

43rd

of 63 countries

All-time high

6,812 tonnes

in 2022

All-time low

2,682 tonnes

in 2024

Years of data

2020–2024

Yams production in Malaysia, 2020–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2024, yams production in Malaysia stood at 2,682 tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 23.4% on the previous year and down 24.4% over five years.

Malaysia ranks 43rd of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Malaysia

40 Tonga 4,678 tonnes compare
41 Mauritania 3,033 tonnes compare
44 Puerto Rico 2,459 tonnes compare
45 Portugal 2,328 tonnes compare
46 Sao Tome and Principe 2,274 tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is yams production in Malaysia?: Yams production in Malaysia was 2,682 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest yams production recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 6,812 tonnes in 2022.
What is the lowest yams production recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 2,682 tonnes in 2024.
How does Malaysia rank for yams production?: Malaysia ranks 43rd out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yams production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Yams production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 63 places, 3,316 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Yam production is measured in tonnes.