Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Pakistan: Rice — Production

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1.78 million t
in 2023
Pakistan
14.80 million t
in 2023
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
10th
Pakistan rank
9th

Rice — Production over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Pakistan
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922023

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 14.80 million t against 1.78 million t in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 13.03 million t.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 8.3 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Pakistan ranks 9th of 18 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 2.02 million t 2.23 million t 204,867 t Pakistan
1970s 2.71 million t 3.95 million t 1.24 million t Pakistan
1980s 2.29 million t 4.91 million t 2.61 million t Pakistan
1990s 2.80 million t 5.92 million t 3.12 million t Pakistan
2000s 2.27 million t 8.01 million t 5.74 million t Pakistan
2010s 2.51 million t 9.93 million t 7.43 million t Pakistan
2020s 2.00 million t 13.10 million t 11.10 million t Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — production, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 14.80 million t against 1.78 million t in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — production between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Pakistan?
13.03 million t, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Pakistan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Pakistan rank globally for rice — production?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Pakistan ranks 9th of 18 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,482 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.