Malaysia vs Mexico: How have things changed?

Malaysia
1.92 million metric tons
in 2024
Mexico
2.19 million metric tons
in 2024
Malaysia rank
19th
Mexico rank
16th

How have things changed? over time

  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 2.19 million metric tons against 1.92 million metric tons in Malaysia, a difference of 276,620 metric tons.

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

The two have swapped places 14 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Mexico ahead.

Malaysia ranks 19th and Mexico ranks 16th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 316,128 metric tons 325,840 metric tons 9,712 metric tons Mexico
1970s 504,097 metric tons 567,014 metric tons 62,917 metric tons Mexico
1980s 822,357 metric tons 1.36 million metric tons 534,634 metric tons Mexico
1990s 1.19 million metric tons 1.36 million metric tons 170,342 metric tons Mexico
2000s 1.56 million metric tons 1.55 million metric tons 14,129 metric tons Malaysia
2010s 1.97 million metric tons 1.77 million metric tons 201,130 metric tons Malaysia
2020s 1.83 million metric tons 2.03 million metric tons 197,826 metric tons Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, Malaysia or Mexico?
Mexico, at 2.19 million metric tons against 1.92 million metric tons in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed? between Malaysia and Mexico?
276,620 metric tons, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mexico?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Mexico rank globally for how have things changed??
Malaysia ranks 19th and Mexico ranks 16th 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.