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