China vs North Korea: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square
China
7.26 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
7.85 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2018
China rank
120th
North Korea rank
118th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square over time
- China
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 7.85 tonnes per square kilometre against 7.26 tonnes per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.59 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
China ranks 120th and North Korea ranks 118th of 189 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5946 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.5 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.6366 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.32 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.93 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.72 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.4062 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.24 tonnes per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 2.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 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?, per square, China or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 7.85 tonnes per square kilometre against 7.26 tonnes per square kilometre in China as of 2018.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square between China and North Korea?
- 0.59 tonnes per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and North Korea?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
- How do China and North Korea rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- China ranks 120th and North Korea ranks 118th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.