Malawi vs Micronesia (country): Rice yields
Malawi
1.59 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Micronesia (country)
1.83 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi rank
106th
Micronesia (country) rank
103rd
Rice yields over time
- Malawi
- Micronesia (country)
How they compare
Micronesia (country) currently reports 1.83 tonnes per hectare against 1.59 tonnes per hectare in Malawi, a difference of 0.24 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 106th and Micronesia (country) ranks 103rd of 124 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Micronesia (country) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Micronesia (country) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.5696 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.4185 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 0.076 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 0.0402 tonnes per hectare | Micronesia (country) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Malawi or Micronesia (country)?
- Micronesia (country), at 1.83 tonnes per hectare against 1.59 tonnes per hectare in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Malawi and Micronesia (country)?
- 0.24 tonnes per hectare, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Micronesia (country)?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Micronesia (country) rank globally for rice yields?
- Malawi ranks 106th and Micronesia (country) ranks 103rd of 124 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.