Malaysia vs New Zealand: Global meat production, per square kilometre

Malaysia
5.64 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
New Zealand
5.65 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Malaysia rank
51st
New Zealand rank
50th

Global meat production, per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • New Zealand
0246196119922024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 5.65 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.64 tonnes per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

Malaysia ranks 51st and New Zealand ranks 50th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3786 tonnes per square kilometre 3.21 tonnes per square kilometre 2.83 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 0.6525 tonnes per square kilometre 4.09 tonnes per square kilometre 3.44 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre 4.69 tonnes per square kilometre 3.45 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 2.75 tonnes per square kilometre 4.74 tonnes per square kilometre 1.98 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 3.55 tonnes per square kilometre 5.31 tonnes per square kilometre 1.76 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 5.5 tonnes per square kilometre 5.27 tonnes per square kilometre 0.2286 tonnes per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 5.7 tonnes per square kilometre 5.6 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1042 tonnes per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global meat production, per square kilometre, Malaysia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 5.65 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.64 tonnes per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in global meat production, per square kilometre between Malaysia and New Zealand?
0.01 tonnes per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and New Zealand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and New Zealand rank globally for global meat production, per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 51st and New Zealand ranks 50th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Global meat production, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 11,357 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.