What is the difference in corn yields between Ecuador and Malaysia?

0.18 tonnes per hectare, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malaysia?

34 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Malaysia: Corn yields

Ecuador

4.36 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Malaysia

4.18 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Ecuador rank

72nd

Malaysia rank

75th

Corn yields over time

Ecuador
Malaysia

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 4.36 tonnes per hectare against 4.18 tonnes per hectare in Malaysia, a difference of 0.18 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.

Ecuador ranks 72nd and Malaysia ranks 75th of 171 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.649 tonnes per hectare	1.47 tonnes per hectare	0.8227 tonnes per hectare	Malaysia
1970s	0.9013 tonnes per hectare	1.79 tonnes per hectare	0.8855 tonnes per hectare	Malaysia
1980s	1.16 tonnes per hectare	1.51 tonnes per hectare	0.3498 tonnes per hectare	Malaysia
1990s	1.06 tonnes per hectare	1.75 tonnes per hectare	0.6898 tonnes per hectare	Malaysia
2020s	4.48 tonnes per hectare	3.29 tonnes per hectare	1.19 tonnes per hectare	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn yields, Ecuador or Malaysia?: Ecuador, at 4.36 tonnes per hectare against 4.18 tonnes per hectare in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn yields between Ecuador and Malaysia?: 0.18 tonnes per hectare, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malaysia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Malaysia rank globally for corn yields?: Ecuador ranks 72nd and Malaysia ranks 75th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Corn yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 171 places, 9,544 data points, 1866–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.