Japan vs Malaysia: Rice — Production, per capita

Japan
0.0818 t per person
in 2024
Malaysia
0.0591 t per person
in 2024
Japan rank
26th
Malaysia rank
28th

Rice — Production, per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0818 t per person against 0.0591 t per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0227 t per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 28th of 120 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1752 t per person 0.1374 t per person 0.0378 t per person Japan
1970s 0.1431 t per person 0.1669 t per person 0.0238 t per person Malaysia
1980s 0.111 t per person 0.1197 t per person 0.0088 t per person Malaysia
1990s 0.0996 t per person 0.1025 t per person 0.0029 t per person Malaysia
2000s 0.0858 t per person 0.0889 t per person 0.0032 t per person Malaysia
2010s 0.0854 t per person 0.0845 t per person 0.0009 t per person Japan
2020s 0.0828 t per person 0.0655 t per person 0.0173 t per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — production, per capita, Japan or Malaysia?
Japan, at 0.0818 t per person against 0.0591 t per person in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in rice — production, per capita between Japan and Malaysia?
0.0227 t per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for rice — production, per capita?
Japan ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 28th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Production, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Production, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 6,292 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Rice — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.