Madagascar vs Malawi: How have things changed?

Madagascar
179,617 metric tons
in 2024
Malawi
194,890 metric tons
in 2024
Madagascar rank
75th
Malawi rank
72nd

How have things changed? over time

  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 194,890 metric tons against 179,617 metric tons in Madagascar, a difference of 15,273 metric tons.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 75th and Malawi ranks 72nd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 55,033 metric tons 33,360 metric tons 21,673 metric tons Madagascar
1970s 61,270 metric tons 65,847 metric tons 4,577 metric tons Malawi
1980s 76,090 metric tons 68,538 metric tons 7,552 metric tons Madagascar
1990s 119,302 metric tons 60,504 metric tons 58,798 metric tons Madagascar
2000s 148,223 metric tons 60,138 metric tons 88,084 metric tons Madagascar
2010s 140,166 metric tons 151,934 metric tons 11,769 metric tons Malawi
2020s 153,374 metric tons 194,592 metric tons 41,218 metric tons Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, Madagascar or Malawi?
Malawi, at 194,890 metric tons against 179,617 metric tons in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed? between Madagascar and Malawi?
15,273 metric tons, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for how have things changed??
Madagascar ranks 75th and Malawi ranks 72nd 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.