North Korea vs Rwanda: Yields of important staple crops
North Korea
1.2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Rwanda
1.27 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
North Korea rank
113th
Rwanda rank
111th
Yields of important staple crops over time
- North Korea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1.27 tonnes per hectare against 1.2 tonnes per hectare in North Korea, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
North Korea ranks 113th and Rwanda ranks 111th of 126 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5623 tonnes per hectare | 0.7704 tonnes per hectare | 0.2081 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.8219 tonnes per hectare | 0.1909 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 0.925 tonnes per hectare | 0.5287 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.9322 tonnes per hectare | 0.6002 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2000s | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.805 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.997 tonnes per hectare | 0.5012 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.0745 tonnes per hectare | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of important staple crops, North Korea or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 1.27 tonnes per hectare against 1.2 tonnes per hectare in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of important staple crops between North Korea and Rwanda?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Rwanda rank globally for yields of important staple crops?
- North Korea ranks 113th and Rwanda ranks 111th 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.