China vs North Korea: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre

China
0.821 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
0.5398 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2018
China rank
10th
North Korea rank
11th

Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • North Korea
0.511.52196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.821 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.5398 tonnes per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0.2812 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 1.5 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.

China ranks 10th and North Korea ranks 11th of 189 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3715 tonnes per square kilometre 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre 0.8539 tonnes per square kilometre North Korea
1970s 0.4069 tonnes per square kilometre 1.5 tonnes per square kilometre 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre North Korea
1980s 0.4172 tonnes per square kilometre 1.51 tonnes per square kilometre 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre North Korea
1990s 0.5434 tonnes per square kilometre 1.53 tonnes per square kilometre 0.988 tonnes per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 0.5173 tonnes per square kilometre 0.8986 tonnes per square kilometre 0.3813 tonnes per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 0.5745 tonnes per square kilometre 0.7447 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1702 tonnes per square kilometre North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre, China or North Korea?
China, at 0.821 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.5398 tonnes per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre between China and North Korea?
0.2812 tonnes per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and North Korea?
58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
How do China and North Korea rank globally for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre?
China ranks 10th and North Korea ranks 11th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 9,521 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.