Colombia vs Malaysia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Colombia
8.91 million tonnes
in 2023
Malaysia
9.21 million tonnes
in 2023
Colombia rank
25th
Malaysia rank
23rd
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Colombia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 9.21 million tonnes against 8.91 million tonnes in Colombia, a difference of 305,000 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Colombia ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 23rd of 192 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 246,000 tonnes | 872,333 tonnes | 626,333 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 497,400 tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | 634,400 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 892,700 tonnes | 2.15 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 2.37 million tonnes | 3.95 million tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 4.26 million tonnes | 5.72 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 6.98 million tonnes | 8.39 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 9.10 million tonnes | 9.28 million tonnes | 176,000 tonnes | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Colombia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 9.21 million tonnes against 8.91 million tonnes in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Colombia and Malaysia?
- 305,000 tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malaysia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Malaysia rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Colombia ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 23rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.