Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Northern America: Wheat — Yield
Wheat — Yield over time
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 3,417 kg/ha against 1,201 kg/ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 2,216 kg/ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 2.8 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Northern America ahead.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Northern America ranks 12th of 14 countries.
Northern 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 | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 562.32 kg/ha | 1,673 kg/ha | 1,111 kg/ha | Northern America |
| 1970s | 1,013 kg/ha | 2,021 kg/ha | 1,008 kg/ha | Northern America |
| 1980s | 1,454 kg/ha | 2,213 kg/ha | 759 kg/ha | Northern America |
| 1990s | 1,532 kg/ha | 2,492 kg/ha | 959.32 kg/ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 2,224 kg/ha | 2,677 kg/ha | 453.24 kg/ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 1,498 kg/ha | 3,167 kg/ha | 1,669 kg/ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 1,228 kg/ha | 3,216 kg/ha | 1,988 kg/ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat — yield, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 3,417 kg/ha against 1,201 kg/ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat — yield between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Northern America?
- 2,216 kg/ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Northern America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Northern America rank globally for wheat — yield?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Northern America ranks 12th of 14 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Wheat — 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.