Africa vs Malaysia: Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested
Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested over time
- Africa
- Malaysia
How they compare
Africa currently reports 1.67 million ha against 1.13 million ha in Malaysia, a difference of 535,340 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.5 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Africa ranks 4th and Malaysia ranks 3rd of 15 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 303,518 ha | 1.40 million ha | 1.10 million ha | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 314,927 ha | 1.72 million ha | 1.40 million ha | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 323,114 ha | 1.59 million ha | 1.27 million ha | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 480,364 ha | 1.67 million ha | 1.19 million ha | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 655,893 ha | 1.28 million ha | 627,243 ha | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 653,697 ha | 1.06 million ha | 410,473 ha | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.37 million ha | 1.14 million ha | 236,956 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested, Africa or Malaysia?
- Africa, at 1.67 million ha against 1.13 million ha in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested between Africa and Malaysia?
- 535,340 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Malaysia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Malaysia rank globally for natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 4th and Malaysia ranks 3rd of 15 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.