Malaysia vs Republic of Korea: Rice — Area harvested
Rice — Area harvested over time
- Malaysia
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 697,713 ha against 593,513 ha in Malaysia, a difference of 104,200 ha.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 24th and Republic of Korea ranks 21st of 133 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 585,172 ha | 1.19 million ha | 601,717 ha | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 722,446 ha | 1.21 million ha | 487,170 ha | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 670,050 ha | 1.24 million ha | 565,564 ha | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 684,512 ha | 1.11 million ha | 428,594 ha | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 672,927 ha | 997,129 ha | 324,202 ha | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 676,414 ha | 804,348 ha | 127,933 ha | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 627,679 ha | 718,338 ha | 90,659 ha | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — area harvested, Malaysia or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 697,713 ha against 593,513 ha in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested between Malaysia and Republic of Korea?
- 104,200 ha, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Republic of Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Republic of Korea rank globally for rice — area harvested?
- Malaysia ranks 24th and Republic of Korea ranks 21st of 133 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — 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.