Botswana vs North Korea: Yields of important staple crops
Botswana
1.14 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
North Korea
1.2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Botswana rank
114th
North Korea rank
113th
Yields of important staple crops over time
- Botswana
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1.2 tonnes per hectare against 1.14 tonnes per hectare in Botswana, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 114th and North Korea ranks 113th of 126 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and North Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.5623 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 1970s | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 1980s | 2 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 0.5463 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.4547 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.98 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.97 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.2685 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.2155 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of important staple crops, Botswana or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 1.2 tonnes per hectare against 1.14 tonnes per hectare in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of important staple crops between Botswana and North Korea?
- 0.06 tonnes per hectare, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and North Korea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and North Korea rank globally for yields of important staple crops?
- Botswana ranks 114th and North Korea ranks 113th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.