Colombia vs North Korea: Cereal production
Colombia
4.34 million tonnes
in 2024
North Korea
4.89 million tonnes
in 2024
Colombia rank
64th
North Korea rank
61st
Cereal production over time
- Colombia
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 4.89 million tonnes against 4.34 million tonnes in Colombia, a difference of 542,990 tonnes.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
Colombia ranks 64th and North Korea ranks 61st of 186 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.74 million tonnes | 3.91 million tonnes | 2.17 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1970s | 2.67 million tonnes | 5.14 million tonnes | 2.47 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1980s | 3.43 million tonnes | 5.97 million tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1990s | 3.52 million tonnes | 5.77 million tonnes | 2.25 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 2000s | 3.98 million tonnes | 4.22 million tonnes | 242,937 tonnes | North Korea |
| 2010s | 3.85 million tonnes | 4.91 million tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 2020s | 4.54 million tonnes | 4.77 million tonnes | 234,300 tonnes | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal production, Colombia or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 4.89 million tonnes against 4.34 million tonnes in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal production between Colombia and North Korea?
- 542,990 tonnes, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and North Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and North Korea rank globally for cereal production?
- Colombia ranks 64th and North Korea ranks 61st of 186 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 Cereal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.