North Korea vs Mali: Rice production
North Korea
2.25 million tonnes
in 2024
Mali
2.76 million tonnes
in 2024
North Korea rank
28th
Mali rank
26th
Rice production over time
- North Korea
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 2.76 million tonnes against 2.25 million tonnes in North Korea, a difference of 506,340 tonnes.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 28th and Mali ranks 26th of 142 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 6 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.02 million tonnes | 164,367 tonnes | 1.86 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1970s | 2.71 million tonnes | 186,461 tonnes | 2.52 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1980s | 2.29 million tonnes | 204,539 tonnes | 2.09 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 1990s | 2.80 million tonnes | 516,770 tonnes | 2.28 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 2000s | 2.27 million tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | North Korea |
| 2010s | 2.51 million tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | 160,811 tonnes | North Korea |
| 2020s | 2.15 million tonnes | 2.82 million tonnes | 664,440 tonnes | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production, North Korea or Mali?
- Mali, at 2.76 million tonnes against 2.25 million tonnes in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice production between North Korea and Mali?
- 506,340 tonnes, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Mali?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Mali rank globally for rice production?
- North Korea ranks 28th and Mali ranks 26th of 142 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 Rice production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rice production is measured in tonnes.