China vs Malaysia: Rice — Area harvested, per capita
China
0.0207 ha per person
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0175 ha per person
in 2023
China rank
23rd
Malaysia rank
26th
Rice — Area harvested, per capita over time
- China
- Malaysia
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0207 ha per person against 0.0175 ha per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0032 ha per person.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
China ranks 23rd and Malaysia ranks 26th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0415 ha per person | 0.0645 ha per person | 0.0231 ha per person | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.0396 ha per person | 0.064 ha per person | 0.0244 ha per person | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.0319 ha per person | 0.045 ha per person | 0.013 ha per person | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.0267 ha per person | 0.0342 ha per person | 0.0076 ha per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0224 ha per person | 0.0265 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.0224 ha per person | 0.0219 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | China |
| 2020s | 0.0211 ha per person | 0.0185 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — area harvested, per capita, China or Malaysia?
- China, at 0.0207 ha per person against 0.0175 ha per person in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per capita between China and Malaysia?
- 0.0032 ha per person, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malaysia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Malaysia rank globally for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- China ranks 23rd and Malaysia ranks 26th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.