North Korea vs Malaysia: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use
North Korea
3.61 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malaysia
3.54 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
North Korea rank
82nd
Malaysia rank
85th
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use over time
- North Korea
- Malaysia
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 3.61 tonnes per hectare against 3.54 tonnes per hectare in Malaysia, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 82nd and Malaysia ranks 85th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.537 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 1970s | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.6345 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 1980s | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 1990s | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare | 0.8371 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2000s | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | 0.1729 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | 0.0006 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 3.55 tonnes per hectare | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | 0.0695 tonnes per hectare | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. fertilizer use, North Korea or Malaysia?
- North Korea, at 3.61 tonnes per hectare against 3.54 tonnes per hectare in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. fertilizer use between North Korea and Malaysia?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Malaysia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Malaysia rank globally for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- North Korea ranks 82nd and Malaysia ranks 85th 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.