Brazil vs Malaysia: How have things changed?
Brazil
1.60 million metric tons
in 2024
Malaysia
1.92 million metric tons
in 2024
Brazil rank
20th
Malaysia rank
19th
How have things changed? over time
- Brazil
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.92 million metric tons against 1.60 million metric tons in Brazil, a difference of 314,610 metric tons.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 20th and Malaysia ranks 19th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 438,353 metric tons | 316,128 metric tons | 122,225 metric tons | Brazil |
| 1970s | 697,333 metric tons | 504,097 metric tons | 193,236 metric tons | Brazil |
| 1980s | 880,036 metric tons | 822,357 metric tons | 57,680 metric tons | Brazil |
| 1990s | 696,326 metric tons | 1.19 million metric tons | 496,739 metric tons | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.03 million metric tons | 1.56 million metric tons | 532,146 metric tons | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.22 million metric tons | 1.97 million metric tons | 748,874 metric tons | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.35 million metric tons | 1.83 million metric tons | 484,608 metric tons | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, Brazil or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 1.92 million metric tons against 1.60 million metric tons in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed? between Brazil and Malaysia?
- 314,610 metric tons, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malaysia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Malaysia rank globally for how have things changed??
- Brazil ranks 20th and Malaysia ranks 19th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.