Ghana vs Malaysia: Rice yields
Ghana
3.64 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malaysia
3.54 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ghana rank
69th
Malaysia rank
72nd
Rice yields over time
- Ghana
- Malaysia
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 3.64 tonnes per hectare against 3.54 tonnes per hectare in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Ghana ranks 69th and Malaysia ranks 72nd of 123 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.9871 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.9249 tonnes per hectare | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 3.36 tonnes per hectare | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | 0.2569 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Ghana or Malaysia?
- Ghana, at 3.64 tonnes per hectare against 3.54 tonnes per hectare in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Ghana and Malaysia?
- 0.1 tonnes per hectare, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malaysia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Malaysia rank globally for rice yields?
- Ghana ranks 69th and Malaysia ranks 72nd of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rice yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.