Laos vs Malaysia: Coffee bean yields
Laos
1.91 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malaysia
2.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Laos rank
5th
Malaysia rank
4th
Coffee bean yields over time
- Laos
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.07 tonnes per hectare against 1.91 tonnes per hectare in Laos, a difference of 0.16 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 5th and Malaysia ranks 4th of 82 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5988 tonnes per hectare | 0.388 tonnes per hectare | 0.2108 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1970s | 0.5519 tonnes per hectare | 0.3794 tonnes per hectare | 0.1726 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1980s | 0.5238 tonnes per hectare | 0.7277 tonnes per hectare | 0.2039 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.4555 tonnes per hectare | 0.86 tonnes per hectare | 0.4046 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.7431 tonnes per hectare | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.516 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coffee bean yields, Laos or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 2.07 tonnes per hectare against 1.91 tonnes per hectare in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coffee bean yields between Laos and Malaysia?
- 0.16 tonnes per hectare, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Malaysia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Malaysia rank globally for coffee bean yields?
- Laos ranks 5th and Malaysia ranks 4th of 82 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 Coffee bean yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.