Japan vs Malaysia: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita
Japan
39 percent
in 2021
Malaysia
39 percent
in 2021
Japan rank
108th
Malaysia rank
108th
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 39 percent against 39 percent in Malaysia, a difference of 0 percent.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Malaysia ahead.
Japan ranks 108th and Malaysia ranks 108th of 182 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41 percent | 46.11 percent | 5.11 percent | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 40.6 percent | 40.8 percent | 0.2 percent | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 39 percent | 39 percent | 0 percent | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita, Japan or Malaysia?
- Japan, at 39 percent against 39 percent in Malaysia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita between Japan and Malaysia?
- 0 percent, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 108th and Malaysia ranks 108th of 182 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 Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.