North Korea vs Mali: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses
North Korea
5.7%
in 2018
Mali
6.2%
in 2022
North Korea rank
42nd
Mali rank
39th
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses over time
- North Korea
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 6.2% against 5.7% in North Korea, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 42nd and Mali ranks 39th of 181 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 0.0% | 2.2% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 0.0% | 3.1% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 0.0% | 4.9% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 9.3% | 4.2% | Mali |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 11.6% | 7.0% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to industrial uses, North Korea or Mali?
- Mali, at 6.2% against 5.7% in North Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to industrial uses between North Korea and Mali?
- 0.5%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Mali?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
- How do North Korea and Mali rank globally for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- North Korea ranks 42nd and Mali ranks 39th of 181 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 Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic consumption – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to other purposes (primarily industrial uses such as biofuel production), relative to the total allocated to human food, animal feed, and other uses. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.