North Korea vs Syria: Barley yields
North Korea
1.19 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Syria
1.16 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
North Korea rank
91st
Syria rank
92nd
Barley yields over time
- North Korea
- Syria
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1.19 tonnes per hectare against 1.16 tonnes per hectare in Syria, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 91st and Syria ranks 92nd of 105 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 0.8572 tonnes per hectare | 0.8173 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 1970s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 0.5782 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 1980s | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 0.6946 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 1990s | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.6125 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2000s | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.5237 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 0.8269 tonnes per hectare | 0.7253 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.791 tonnes per hectare | 0.4105 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barley yields, North Korea or Syria?
- North Korea, at 1.19 tonnes per hectare against 1.16 tonnes per hectare in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in barley yields between North Korea and Syria?
- 0.03 tonnes per hectare, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Syria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Syria rank globally for barley yields?
- North Korea ranks 91st and Syria ranks 92nd of 105 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Barley yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.