Korea, Dem. People's Rep. vs Korea, Rep.: Barley production

Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
53,060 tonnes
in 2024
Korea, Rep.
47,730 tonnes
in 2024
Korea, Dem. People's Rep. rank
69th
Korea, Rep. rank
72nd

Barley production over time

  • Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
  • Korea, Rep.
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How they compare

Korea, Dem. People's Rep. currently reports 53,060 tonnes against 47,730 tonnes in Korea, Rep., a difference of 5,330 tonnes.

That makes Korea, Dem. People's Rep.'s figure about 1.1 times Korea, Rep.'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Korea, Rep. ahead.

Korea, Dem. People's Rep. ranks 69th and Korea, Rep. ranks 72nd of 105 countries.

Korea, Rep. has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Dem. People's Rep. Korea, Rep. Difference Ahead
1960s 166,667 tonnes 1.89 million tonnes 1.73 million tonnes Korea, Rep.
1970s 140,700 tonnes 2.03 million tonnes 1.89 million tonnes Korea, Rep.
1980s 148,500 tonnes 923,962 tonnes 775,462 tonnes Korea, Rep.
1990s 138,000 tonnes 295,992 tonnes 157,992 tonnes Korea, Rep.
2000s 65,464 tonnes 180,571 tonnes 115,107 tonnes Korea, Rep.
2010s 34,990 tonnes 82,705 tonnes 47,715 tonnes Korea, Rep.
2020s 56,012 tonnes 73,745 tonnes 17,733 tonnes Korea, Rep.

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barley production, Korea, Dem. People's Rep. or Korea, Rep.?
Korea, Dem. People's Rep., at 53,060 tonnes against 47,730 tonnes in Korea, Rep. as of 2024.
What is the difference in barley production between Korea, Dem. People's Rep. and Korea, Rep.?
5,330 tonnes, with Korea, Dem. People's Rep. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Dem. People's Rep. and Korea, Rep.?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Korea, Dem. People's Rep. and Korea, Rep. rank globally for barley production?
Korea, Dem. People's Rep. ranks 69th and Korea, Rep. ranks 72nd of 105 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 Barley production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Barley production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
106 places, 5,636 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Barley production is measured in tonnes.