Barbados vs Malaysia: Share of cereals allocated to human food
Barbados
59.0%
in 2023
Malaysia
59.1%
in 2023
Barbados rank
101st
Malaysia rank
100th
Share of cereals allocated to human food over time
- Barbados
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 59.1% against 59.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Barbados ranks 101st and Malaysia ranks 100th of 192 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.9% | 91.1% | 10.2% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 63.6% | 83.8% | 20.2% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 41.9% | 66.3% | 24.4% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 39.8% | 58.3% | 18.5% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 58.8% | 17.2% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 56.0% | 4.9% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 58.7% | 1.9% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to human food, Barbados or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 59.1% against 59.0% in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to human food between Barbados and Malaysia?
- 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malaysia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Malaysia rank globally for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Barbados ranks 101st and Malaysia ranks 100th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use β after accounting for trade β that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.