Ecuador vs Malaysia: How have things changed?

Ecuador
2.02 million metric tons
in 2024
Malaysia
1.92 million metric tons
in 2024
Ecuador rank
18th
Malaysia rank
19th

How have things changed? over time

  • Ecuador
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 2.02 million metric tons against 1.92 million metric tons in Malaysia, a difference of 103,000 metric tons.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malaysia ahead.

Ecuador ranks 18th and Malaysia ranks 19th of 215 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 58,600 metric tons 316,128 metric tons 257,528 metric tons Malaysia
1970s 277,309 metric tons 504,097 metric tons 226,788 metric tons Malaysia
1980s 737,350 metric tons 822,357 metric tons 85,007 metric tons Malaysia
1990s 514,134 metric tons 1.19 million metric tons 678,931 metric tons Malaysia
2000s 587,869 metric tons 1.56 million metric tons 973,697 metric tons Malaysia
2010s 999,323 metric tons 1.97 million metric tons 972,361 metric tons Malaysia
2020s 1.79 million metric tons 1.83 million metric tons 45,028 metric tons Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, Ecuador or Malaysia?
Ecuador, at 2.02 million metric tons against 1.92 million metric tons in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed? between Ecuador and Malaysia?
103,000 metric tons, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malaysia?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Malaysia rank globally for how have things changed??
Ecuador ranks 18th 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

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.