North Korea vs Turkmenistan: Rice yields
North Korea
4.64 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Turkmenistan
4.54 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
North Korea rank
43rd
Turkmenistan rank
45th
Rice yields over time
- North Korea
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 4.64 tonnes per hectare against 4.54 tonnes per hectare in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 43rd and Turkmenistan ranks 45th of 124 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2000s | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2010s | 4.9 tonnes per hectare | 3.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2020s | 4.51 tonnes per hectare | 4.42 tonnes per hectare | 0.0895 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, North Korea or Turkmenistan?
- North Korea, at 4.64 tonnes per hectare against 4.54 tonnes per hectare in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between North Korea and Turkmenistan?
- 0.1 tonnes per hectare, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Turkmenistan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Turkmenistan rank globally for rice yields?
- North Korea ranks 43rd and Turkmenistan ranks 45th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rice yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.