Finland vs North Korea: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use
Finland
3.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
North Korea
3.61 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Finland rank
80th
North Korea rank
82nd
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use over time
- Finland
- North Korea
How they compare
Finland currently reports 3.62 tonnes per hectare against 3.61 tonnes per hectare in North Korea, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
Finland ranks 80th and North Korea ranks 82nd of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 0.7904 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 1970s | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.7425 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 1980s | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | 0.9915 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 1990s | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 0.6191 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2000s | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.2007 tonnes per hectare | Finland |
| 2010s | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | 0.2673 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2020s | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | 3.55 tonnes per hectare | 0.1338 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, Finland or North Korea?
- Finland, at 3.62 tonnes per hectare against 3.61 tonnes per hectare in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. fertilizer use between Finland and North Korea?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and North Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Finland and North Korea rank globally for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Finland ranks 80th 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.