China vs North Korea: Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre
China
10.65 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
11.23 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
45th
North Korea rank
42nd
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre over time
- China
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 11.23 hectares per square kilometre against 10.65 hectares per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.58 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
China ranks 45th and North Korea ranks 42nd of 181 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.68 hectares per square kilometre | 12.22 hectares per square kilometre | 2.54 hectares per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1970s | 10.25 hectares per square kilometre | 13.15 hectares per square kilometre | 2.9 hectares per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1980s | 9.67 hectares per square kilometre | 13.3 hectares per square kilometre | 3.63 hectares per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 1990s | 9.72 hectares per square kilometre | 12.36 hectares per square kilometre | 2.64 hectares per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2000s | 8.87 hectares per square kilometre | 10.94 hectares per square kilometre | 2.06 hectares per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2010s | 10.3 hectares per square kilometre | 10.53 hectares per square kilometre | 0.232 hectares per square kilometre | North Korea |
| 2020s | 10.58 hectares per square kilometre | 11.15 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5706 hectares per square kilometre | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre, China or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 11.23 hectares per square kilometre against 10.65 hectares per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre between China and North Korea?
- 0.58 hectares per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and North Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and North Korea rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 45th and North Korea ranks 42nd of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land under cereal production (hectares), 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
Land under cereal production (hectares) 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.