Malaysia vs Mali: Rice production by region
Malaysia
2.10 million tonnes
in 2024
Mali
2.76 million tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia rank
29th
Mali rank
26th
Rice production by region over time
- Malaysia
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 2.76 million tonnes against 2.10 million tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 653,380 tonnes.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 29th and Mali ranks 26th of 143 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.25 million tonnes | 164,367 tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 1.89 million tonnes | 186,461 tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 1.78 million tonnes | 204,539 tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 2.05 million tonnes | 516,770 tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 2.27 million tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 2.61 million tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | 269,050 tonnes | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 2.27 million tonnes | 2.82 million tonnes | 543,476 tonnes | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production by region, Malaysia or Mali?
- Mali, at 2.76 million tonnes against 2.10 million tonnes in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice production by region between Malaysia and Mali?
- 653,380 tonnes, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mali?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Mali rank globally for rice production by region?
- Malaysia ranks 29th and Mali ranks 26th of 143 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rice production by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rice production is measured in tonnes per year.