North Korea vs Pakistan: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
North Korea
3.61 kg per hectare
in 2024
Pakistan
3.63 kg per hectare
in 2023
North Korea rank
79th
Pakistan rank
76th
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- North Korea
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 3.63 kg per hectare against 3.61 kg per hectare in North Korea, a difference of 0.02 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 79th and Pakistan ranks 76th of 180 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 kg per hectare | 0.937 kg per hectare | 1.72 kg per hectare | North Korea |
| 1970s | 3.24 kg per hectare | 1.36 kg per hectare | 1.87 kg per hectare | North Korea |
| 1980s | 3.73 kg per hectare | 1.67 kg per hectare | 2.06 kg per hectare | North Korea |
| 1990s | 3.83 kg per hectare | 1.98 kg per hectare | 1.85 kg per hectare | North Korea |
| 2000s | 3.2 kg per hectare | 2.5 kg per hectare | 0.7011 kg per hectare | North Korea |
| 2010s | 3.87 kg per hectare | 2.99 kg per hectare | 0.8817 kg per hectare | North Korea |
| 2020s | 3.53 kg per hectare | 3.48 kg per hectare | 0.0467 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, North Korea or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 3.63 kg per hectare against 3.61 kg per hectare in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between North Korea and Pakistan?
- 0.02 kg per hectare, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Pakistan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Pakistan rank globally for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- North Korea ranks 79th and Pakistan ranks 76th 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.