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
0.020.040.060.08196119922023

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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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.