North Korea vs Tanzania: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel
North Korea
287,000 tonnes
in 2018
Tanzania
256,000 tonnes
in 2023
North Korea rank
48th
Tanzania rank
50th
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel over time
- North Korea
- Tanzania
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 287,000 tonnes against 256,000 tonnes in Tanzania, a difference of 31,000 tonnes.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
Across all 58 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 48th and Tanzania ranks 50th of 181 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65,111 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 65,111 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1970s | 79,300 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 79,300 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1980s | 150,700 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 150,700 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1990s | 220,800 tonnes | 1,400 tonnes | 219,400 tonnes | North Korea |
| 2000s | 207,900 tonnes | 6,400 tonnes | 201,500 tonnes | North Korea |
| 2010s | 246,222 tonnes | 3,556 tonnes | 242,667 tonnes | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, North Korea or Tanzania?
- North Korea, at 287,000 tonnes against 256,000 tonnes in Tanzania as of 2018.
- What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between North Korea and Tanzania?
- 31,000 tonnes, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Tanzania?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
- How do North Korea and Tanzania rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- North Korea ranks 48th and Tanzania ranks 50th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.