Malawi vs Micronesia (country): How have things changed?

Malawi
194,890 metric tons
in 2024
Micronesia (country)
208,701 metric tons
in 2024
Malawi rank
72nd
Micronesia (country) rank
69th

How have things changed? over time

  • Malawi
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How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 208,701 metric tons against 194,890 metric tons in Malawi, a difference of 13,811 metric tons.

That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 72nd and Micronesia (country) ranks 69th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Micronesia (country) Difference Ahead
1960s 33,360 metric tons 900 metric tons 32,460 metric tons Malawi
1970s 65,847 metric tons 1,501 metric tons 64,346 metric tons Malawi
1980s 68,538 metric tons 2,529 metric tons 66,009 metric tons Malawi
1990s 60,504 metric tons 12,720 metric tons 47,784 metric tons Malawi
2000s 60,138 metric tons 25,431 metric tons 34,708 metric tons Malawi
2010s 151,934 metric tons 79,240 metric tons 72,695 metric tons Malawi
2020s 194,592 metric tons 179,908 metric tons 14,684 metric tons Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, Malawi or Micronesia (country)?
Micronesia (country), at 208,701 metric tons against 194,890 metric tons in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed? between Malawi and Micronesia (country)?
13,811 metric tons, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Micronesia (country)?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Micronesia (country) rank globally for how have things changed??
Malawi ranks 72nd and Micronesia (country) ranks 69th 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.