Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Rice — Production

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1.78 million t
in 2023
Small island developing States (SIDS)
2.75 million t
in 2023
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
10th
Small island developing States (SIDS) rank
7th

Rice — Production over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Small island developing States (SIDS)
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119922023

How they compare

Small island developing States (SIDS) currently reports 2.75 million t against 1.78 million t in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 977,430 t.

That makes Small island developing States (SIDS)'s figure about 1.6 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 9 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 Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 7th of 18 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic People's Republic of Korea averaged higher in 5 and Small island developing States (SIDS) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Small island developing States (SIDS) Difference Ahead
1960s 2.02 million t 799,135 t 1.23 million t Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1970s 2.71 million t 1.32 million t 1.39 million t Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1980s 2.29 million t 1.83 million t 460,118 t Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1990s 2.80 million t 1.88 million t 921,256 t Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2000s 2.27 million t 2.21 million t 60,227 t Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2010s 2.51 million t 2.91 million t 405,618 t Small island developing States (SIDS)
2020s 2.00 million t 2.82 million t 823,132 t Small island developing States (SIDS)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — production, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
Small island developing States (SIDS), at 2.75 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
977,430 t, with Small island developing States (SIDS) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for rice — production?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 7th 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.