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
105th
Micronesia (country) rank
102nd

Rice yields over time

  • Malawi
  • Micronesia (country)
0.511.52196119922024

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 105th and Micronesia (country) ranks 102nd of 123 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 105th and Micronesia (country) ranks 102nd 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

Indicator
Rice yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
124 places, 7,162 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.