Malaysia vs Paraguay: Corn yields

Malaysia
4.18 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Paraguay
4.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malaysia rank
75th
Paraguay rank
77th

Corn yields over time

  • Malaysia
  • Paraguay
12345196119922024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 4.18 tonnes per hectare against 4.15 tonnes per hectare in Paraguay, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Paraguay ahead.

Malaysia ranks 75th and Paraguay ranks 77th of 170 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Paraguay Difference Ahead
1960s 1.47 tonnes per hectare 1.22 tonnes per hectare 0.2553 tonnes per hectare Malaysia
1970s 1.79 tonnes per hectare 1.33 tonnes per hectare 0.4596 tonnes per hectare Malaysia
1980s 1.51 tonnes per hectare 1.67 tonnes per hectare 0.1581 tonnes per hectare Paraguay
1990s 1.75 tonnes per hectare 2.2 tonnes per hectare 0.4491 tonnes per hectare Paraguay
2020s 3.29 tonnes per hectare 4.27 tonnes per hectare 0.9816 tonnes per hectare Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn yields, Malaysia or Paraguay?
Malaysia, at 4.18 tonnes per hectare against 4.15 tonnes per hectare in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn yields between Malaysia and Paraguay?
0.03 tonnes per hectare, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Paraguay?
34 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Paraguay rank globally for corn yields?
Malaysia ranks 75th and Paraguay ranks 77th of 170 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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About this data

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

Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.