Malaysia vs Nigeria: Rice — Area harvested, per capita

Malaysia
0.0175 ha per person
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0198 ha per person
in 2023
Malaysia rank
26th
Nigeria rank
24th

Rice — Area harvested, per capita over time

  • Malaysia
  • Nigeria
00.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0198 ha per person against 0.0175 ha per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0023 ha per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 26th and Nigeria ranks 24th of 120 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0645 ha per person 0.004 ha per person 0.0606 ha per person Malaysia
1970s 0.064 ha per person 0.0045 ha per person 0.0595 ha per person Malaysia
1980s 0.045 ha per person 0.0092 ha per person 0.0358 ha per person Malaysia
1990s 0.0342 ha per person 0.016 ha per person 0.0182 ha per person Malaysia
2000s 0.0265 ha per person 0.0161 ha per person 0.0104 ha per person Malaysia
2010s 0.0219 ha per person 0.0174 ha per person 0.0044 ha per person Malaysia
2020s 0.0185 ha per person 0.0199 ha per person 0.0015 ha per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — area harvested, per capita, Malaysia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0198 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 Malaysia and Nigeria?
0.0023 ha per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Nigeria rank globally for rice — area harvested, per capita?
Malaysia ranks 26th and Nigeria ranks 24th 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.