Bhutan vs North Korea: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
Bhutan
3.55 kg per hectare
in 2024
North Korea
3.61 kg per hectare
in 2024
Bhutan rank
82nd
North Korea rank
79th
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bhutan
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 3.61 kg per hectare against 3.55 kg per hectare in Bhutan, a difference of 0.06 kg per hectare.
Across all 64 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 82nd and North Korea ranks 79th of 180 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.44 kg per hectare | 2.65 kg per hectare | 1.22 kg per hectare | North Korea |
| 1970s | 1.44 kg per hectare | 3.24 kg per hectare | 1.8 kg per hectare | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1.32 kg per hectare | 3.73 kg per hectare | 2.41 kg per hectare | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.33 kg per hectare | 3.83 kg per hectare | 2.51 kg per hectare | North Korea |
| 2000s | 2.07 kg per hectare | 3.2 kg per hectare | 1.14 kg per hectare | North Korea |
| 2010s | 3.15 kg per hectare | 3.87 kg per hectare | 0.7244 kg per hectare | North Korea |
| 2020s | 3.45 kg per hectare | 3.55 kg per hectare | 0.0994 kg per hectare | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. gdp per capita, Bhutan or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 3.61 kg per hectare against 3.55 kg per hectare in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between Bhutan and North Korea?
- 0.06 kg per hectare, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and North Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and North Korea rank globally for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 82nd and North Korea ranks 79th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.