North Korea vs Russia: Sorghum yields
North Korea
1.32 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Russia
1.27 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
North Korea rank
62nd
Russia rank
65th
Sorghum yields over time
- North Korea
- Russia
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1.32 tonnes per hectare against 1.27 tonnes per hectare in Russia, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 62nd and Russia ranks 65th of 115 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.1852 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.3615 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.1455 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.024 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, North Korea or Russia?
- North Korea, at 1.32 tonnes per hectare against 1.27 tonnes per hectare in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between North Korea and Russia?
- 0.05 tonnes per hectare, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Russia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Russia rank globally for sorghum yields?
- North Korea ranks 62nd and Russia ranks 65th 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.