Afghanistan vs Malaysia: Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use
Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use over time
- Afghanistan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 102.80 billion kilocalories per day against 95.95 billion kilocalories per day in Afghanistan, a difference of 6.84 billion kilocalories per day.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 45th and Malaysia ranks 44th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.39 billion kilocalories per day | 23.41 billion kilocalories per day | 4.98 billion kilocalories per day | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 32.57 billion kilocalories per day | 31.91 billion kilocalories per day | 652.33 million kilocalories per day | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 29.64 billion kilocalories per day | 42.14 billion kilocalories per day | 12.50 billion kilocalories per day | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 31.42 billion kilocalories per day | 58.05 billion kilocalories per day | 26.64 billion kilocalories per day | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 47.10 billion kilocalories per day | 72.02 billion kilocalories per day | 24.91 billion kilocalories per day | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 73.99 billion kilocalories per day | 88.98 billion kilocalories per day | 14.99 billion kilocalories per day | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 91.52 billion kilocalories per day | 101.51 billion kilocalories per day | 9.98 billion kilocalories per day | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use, Afghanistan or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 102.80 billion kilocalories per day against 95.95 billion kilocalories per day in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use between Afghanistan and Malaysia?
- 6.84 billion kilocalories per day, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malaysia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Malaysia rank globally for change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use?
- Afghanistan ranks 45th and Malaysia ranks 44th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total caloric supply of all agricultural produce, both crops and livestock. Data for world regions has been adjusted for changes in historical boundaries and limited coverage, so that long-term trends can be visualized.