North Korea vs Pakistan: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use
North Korea
3.61 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Pakistan
3.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
North Korea rank
82nd
Pakistan rank
79th
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use over time
- North Korea
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan 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 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 82nd and Pakistan ranks 79th of 186 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 0.937 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 1970s | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 1980s | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 1990s | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2000s | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.7011 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2010s | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 0.8817 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2020s | 3.55 tonnes per hectare | 3.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.0369 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, North Korea or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, 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 North Korea and Pakistan?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Pakistan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Pakistan rank globally for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- North Korea ranks 82nd and Pakistan ranks 79th 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.