Industry Overview

World Production,
Consumption and Trade in Rubber

Malaysia's Production,
Consumption and Trade in Rubber

Malaysia's Export of
Rubber Products

Malaysia's Production, Consumption and Trade in Rubber

Production

Production of rubber in Malaysia increased by 10.6% year-on-year to 880.6 thousand tonnes in 2017.
NR made up 83.9% of total production of rubber in 2017 with 738.8 thousand tonnes, a 9.7% increase from 673.5 thousand tonnes the previous year.
Production of SR rose sharply by 15.8% to 141.8 thousand tonnes in 2017 from 122.4 thousand tonnes in 2016.

Consumption

In 2017, rubber consumption grew 6.8% year-on-year to 970.3 thousand tonnes.
Total consumption of NR grew at a slower pace of 0.5% to 488.6 thousand tonnes in 2017 from 486.2 thousand tonnes in 2016.
Consumption of SR rose significantly by 14.0% to 481.7 thousand tonnes in 2017 from 422.4 thousand tonnes the previous year.

Chart 3: Malaysia's Production and Consumption of Rubber, 2010-2017
(thousand tonnes)

Source: International Rubber Study Group (IRSG)

Import

Total imports of rubber increased 21.3% year-on-year to 1.6 million tonnes in 2017.
During the same period, NR imports grew strongly by 19.6% year-on-year, accounting for 68.5% of total rubber imports.
Imports of SR increased 25.1% year-on-year to 511.9 thousand tonnes in 2017 compared to 409.2 thousand tonnes the previous year.
Since 2015, Malaysia has been a net importer of rubber.

Export

In 2017, total rubber exports increased significantly by 19.8% to 1.4 million tonnes from 1.1 million tonnes in 2016.
In the same year, SR exports grew 57.5% year-on-year to 172.0 thousand tonnes, contributing 12.7% to total export of rubber
NR remained the biggest export in 2017, accounting for 87.3% of the total exports of rubber.

Chart 4: Malaysia's Trade in Rubber, 2010-2017
(thousand tonnes)

Source: International Rubber Study Group (IRSG)