North Korea vs Yemen: Wheat production
North Korea
90,073 tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
98,000 tonnes
in 2024
North Korea rank
82nd
Yemen rank
79th
Wheat production over time
- North Korea
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 98,000 tonnes against 90,073 tonnes in North Korea, a difference of 7,927 tonnes.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 82nd and Yemen ranks 79th of 125 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90,444 tonnes | 39,916 tonnes | 50,529 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1970s | 102,100 tonnes | 72,239 tonnes | 29,861 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1980s | 125,000 tonnes | 92,839 tonnes | 32,161 tonnes | North Korea |
| 1990s | 120,900 tonnes | 148,941 tonnes | 28,041 tonnes | Yemen |
| 2000s | 158,587 tonnes | 150,665 tonnes | 7,922 tonnes | North Korea |
| 2010s | 75,720 tonnes | 168,149 tonnes | 92,429 tonnes | Yemen |
| 2020s | 88,865 tonnes | 108,789 tonnes | 19,924 tonnes | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat production, North Korea or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 98,000 tonnes against 90,073 tonnes in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat production between North Korea and Yemen?
- 7,927 tonnes, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Yemen?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Yemen rank globally for wheat production?
- North Korea ranks 82nd and Yemen ranks 79th of 125 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 Wheat production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wheat production is measured in tonnes.