Dominican Republic vs North Korea: Sorghum yields
Dominican Republic
1.41 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
North Korea
1.32 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
60th
North Korea rank
62nd
Sorghum yields over time
- Dominican Republic
- North Korea
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 1.41 tonnes per hectare against 1.32 tonnes per hectare in North Korea, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 60th and North Korea ranks 62nd of 115 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 0.593 tonnes per hectare | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.1508 tonnes per hectare | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.126 tonnes per hectare | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Dominican Republic or North Korea?
- Dominican Republic, at 1.41 tonnes per hectare against 1.32 tonnes per hectare in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Dominican Republic and North Korea?
- 0.09 tonnes per hectare, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and North Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and North Korea rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Dominican Republic ranks 60th and North Korea ranks 62nd of 115 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.