Malaysia vs United States: Global meat production, per square kilometre

Malaysia
5.64 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
United States
5.22 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Malaysia rank
51st
United States rank
52nd

Global meat production, per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • United States
0246196119922024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 5.64 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.22 tonnes per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.42 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Malaysia ranks 51st and United States ranks 52nd of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3786 tonnes per square kilometre 2.03 tonnes per square kilometre 1.65 tonnes per square kilometre United States
1970s 0.6525 tonnes per square kilometre 2.45 tonnes per square kilometre 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre United States
1980s 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre 2.83 tonnes per square kilometre 1.59 tonnes per square kilometre United States
1990s 2.75 tonnes per square kilometre 3.58 tonnes per square kilometre 0.8252 tonnes per square kilometre United States
2000s 3.55 tonnes per square kilometre 4.37 tonnes per square kilometre 0.8141 tonnes per square kilometre United States
2010s 5.5 tonnes per square kilometre 4.82 tonnes per square kilometre 0.6715 tonnes per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 5.7 tonnes per square kilometre 5.19 tonnes per square kilometre 0.5105 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 United States?
Malaysia, at 5.64 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.22 tonnes per square kilometre in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in global meat production, per square kilometre between Malaysia and United States?
0.42 tonnes per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and United States rank globally for global meat production, per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 51st and United States ranks 52nd 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.