Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs South Africa: Potatoes — Yield
Potatoes — Yield over time
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 37,951 kg/ha against 3,206 kg/ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 34,745 kg/ha.
That makes South Africa's figure about 11.8 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 16th of 18 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic People's Republic of Korea averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,833 kg/ha | 9,390 kg/ha | 1,443 kg/ha | Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 11,462 kg/ha | 14,350 kg/ha | 2,888 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1980s | 12,654 kg/ha | 16,043 kg/ha | 3,389 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1990s | 10,745 kg/ha | 24,642 kg/ha | 13,897 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2000s | 10,567 kg/ha | 33,038 kg/ha | 22,472 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2010s | 8,060 kg/ha | 35,578 kg/ha | 27,518 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2020s | 3,740 kg/ha | 37,451 kg/ha | 33,711 kg/ha | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potatoes — yield, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 37,951 kg/ha against 3,206 kg/ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potatoes — yield between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and South Africa?
- 34,745 kg/ha, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and South Africa rank globally for potatoes — yield?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 16th of 18 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Potatoes — Yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.