North Korea vs Madagascar: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
North Korea
945,000 tonnes
in 2018
Madagascar
991,000 tonnes
in 2023
North Korea rank
108th
Madagascar rank
105th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- North Korea
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 991,000 tonnes against 945,000 tonnes in North Korea, a difference of 46,000 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 108th and Madagascar ranks 105th of 192 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 252,111 tonnes | 42,444 tonnes | 209,667 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1970s | 596,500 tonnes | 121,200 tonnes | 475,300 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1980s | 516,500 tonnes | 204,300 tonnes | 312,200 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.18 million tonnes | 134,200 tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1.40 million tonnes | 314,200 tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 2010s | 837,778 tonnes | 748,556 tonnes | 89,222 tonnes | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, North Korea or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 991,000 tonnes against 945,000 tonnes in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between North Korea and Madagascar?
- 46,000 tonnes, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Madagascar?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
- How do North Korea and Madagascar rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- North Korea ranks 108th and Madagascar ranks 105th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.