Bhutan vs North Korea: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use
Bhutan
3.55 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
North Korea
3.61 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Bhutan rank
84th
North Korea rank
82nd
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use over time
- Bhutan
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 3.61 tonnes per hectare against 3.55 tonnes per hectare in Bhutan, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per hectare.
Across all 64 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 84th and North Korea ranks 82nd of 186 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 1970s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2000s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2010s | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | 0.7244 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2020s | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | 3.55 tonnes per hectare | 0.0994 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. fertilizer use, Bhutan or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 3.61 tonnes per hectare against 3.55 tonnes per hectare in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. fertilizer use between Bhutan and North Korea?
- 0.06 tonnes per hectare, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and North Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and North Korea rank globally for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Bhutan ranks 84th and North Korea ranks 82nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.