Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs South America: Sorghum — Yield
Sorghum — Yield over time
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 3,151 kg/ha against 1,324 kg/ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 1,827 kg/ha.
That makes South America's figure about 2.4 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th and South America ranks 11th of 15 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,132 kg/ha | 1,670 kg/ha | 537.58 kg/ha | South America |
| 1970s | 1,194 kg/ha | 2,352 kg/ha | 1,158 kg/ha | South America |
| 1980s | 1,468 kg/ha | 2,740 kg/ha | 1,272 kg/ha | South America |
| 1990s | 1,235 kg/ha | 3,049 kg/ha | 1,814 kg/ha | South America |
| 2000s | 1,548 kg/ha | 3,121 kg/ha | 1,574 kg/ha | South America |
| 2010s | 1,353 kg/ha | 3,378 kg/ha | 2,025 kg/ha | South America |
| 2020s | 1,319 kg/ha | 3,123 kg/ha | 1,804 kg/ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum — yield, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or South America?
- South America, at 3,151 kg/ha against 1,324 kg/ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum — yield between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and South America?
- 1,827 kg/ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and South America rank globally for sorghum — yield?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th and South America ranks 11th of 15 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sorghum — 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.