Bangladesh vs North Korea: Sorghum yields
Bangladesh
1.27 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
North Korea
1.32 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
64th
North Korea rank
62nd
Sorghum yields over time
- Bangladesh
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1.32 tonnes per hectare against 1.27 tonnes per hectare in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 64th and North Korea ranks 62nd of 115 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9835 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.1485 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.7547 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.4397 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.6988 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.9461 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.2884 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 0.1864 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.164 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.1007 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Bangladesh or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 1.32 tonnes per hectare against 1.27 tonnes per hectare in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Bangladesh and North Korea?
- 0.05 tonnes per hectare, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and North Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and North Korea rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Bangladesh ranks 64th and North Korea ranks 62nd of 115 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 Sorghum 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.