Cameroon vs North Korea: Corn production
Cameroon
2.20 million tonnes
in 2024
North Korea
2.30 million tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon rank
44th
North Korea rank
42nd
Corn production over time
- Cameroon
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 2.30 million tonnes against 2.20 million tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 100,000 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 44th and North Korea ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 343,889 tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1970s | 466,605 tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | 1.53 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1980s | 405,212 tonnes | 3.22 million tonnes | 2.81 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1990s | 613,200 tonnes | 2.56 million tonnes | 1.95 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1.09 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | 484,838 tonnes | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.97 million tonnes | 2.11 million tonnes | 140,635 tonnes | North Korea |
| 2020s | 2.16 million tonnes | 2.28 million tonnes | 125,232 tonnes | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn production, Cameroon or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 2.30 million tonnes against 2.20 million tonnes in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn production between Cameroon and North Korea?
- 100,000 tonnes, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and North Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and North Korea rank globally for corn production?
- Cameroon ranks 44th and North Korea ranks 42nd of 176 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 Corn production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Corn (maize) production is measured in tonnes.