Beer of barley, malted — Production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Beer of barley, malted — Production was 40,418 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
40,418 t
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
15th
of 17 countries
All-time high
176,800 t
in 1963
All-time low
29,620 t
in 2010
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Beer of barley, malted — Production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for beer of barley, malted — production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 40,418 t, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beer of barley, malted — production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 176,800 t in 1963 and was at its lowest, 29,620 t, in 2010.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Beer of barley, malted — Production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Beer of barley, malted — Production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 166,400 t
1962 164,320 t -1.2%
1963 176,800 t +7.6%
1964 160,160 t -9.4%
1965 145,600 t -9.1%
1966 124,800 t -14.3%
1967 98,800 t -20.8%
1968 88,400 t -10.5%
1969 81,120 t -8.2%
1970 83,200 t +2.6%
1971 91,520 t +10.0%
1972 88,400 t -3.4%
1973 104,000 t +17.6%
1974 109,200 t +5.0%
1975 104,000 t -4.8%
1976 98,800 t -5.0%
1977 98,800 t +0.0%
1978 109,200 t +10.5%
1979 114,400 t +4.8%
1980 120,900 t +5.7%
1981 104,000 t -14.0%
1982 104,000 t +0.0%
1983 98,800 t -5.0%
1984 104,000 t +5.3%
1985 106,080 t +2.0%
1986 109,200 t +2.9%
1987 111,280 t +1.9%
1988 112,320 t +0.9%
1989 104,000 t -7.4%
1990 112,320 t +8.0%
1991 104,000 t -7.4%
1992 105,248 t +1.2%
1993 87,360 t -17.0%
1994 135,102 t +54.6%
1995 145,015 t +7.3%
1996 126,815 t -12.6%
1997 92,235 t -27.3%
1998 77,090 t -16.4%
1999 55,250 t -28.3%
2000 67,470 t +22.1%
2001 60,320 t -10.6%
2002 58,734 t -2.6%
2003 63,479 t +8.1%
2004 59,475 t -6.3%
2005 58,988 t -0.8%
2006 65,624 t +11.3%
2007 59,728 t -9.0%
2008 49,368 t -17.3%
2009 53,216 t +7.8%
2010 29,620 t -44.3%
2011 32,721 t +10.5%
2012 33,522 t +2.4%
2013 32,996 t -1.6%
2014 35,000 t +6.1%
2015 34,372 t -1.8%
2016 36,559 t +6.4%
2017 38,292 t +4.7%
2018 38,035 t -0.7%
2019 37,534 t -1.3%
2020 36,628 t -2.4%
2021 40,781 t +11.3%
2022 40,929 t +0.4%
2023 40,418 t -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 134,044 t 81,120 t 176,800 t 9
1970s 100,152 t 83,200 t 114,400 t 10
1980s 107,458 t 98,800 t 120,900 t 10
1990s 104,044 t 55,250 t 145,015 t 10
2000s 59,640 t 49,368 t 67,470 t 10
2010s 34,865 t 29,620 t 38,292 t 10
2020s 39,689 t 36,628 t 40,929 t 4

Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  1. 12 India 2.93 million t compare
  2. 12 Melanesia 106,600 t compare
  3. 13 Colombia 2.74 million t compare
  4. 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 90,000 t compare
  5. 14 Belgium 2.30 million t compare
  6. 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 58,000 t compare
  7. 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.24 million t compare
  8. 16 France 2.16 million t compare
  9. 16 Polynesia 26,516 t compare
  10. 17 Syrian Arab Republic 5,432 t compare
  11. 17 Thailand 2.10 million t compare
  12. 18 Czechoslovakia 2.10 million t compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beer of barley, malted — production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Beer of barley, malted — production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 40,418 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest beer of barley, malted — production recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 176,800 t in 1963.
What is the lowest beer of barley, malted — production recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 29,620 t in 2010.
How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for beer of barley, malted — production?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 15th out of 17 countries with data for 2023.
Is beer of barley, malted — production rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beer of barley, malted — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beer of barley, malted — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
211 places, 11,566 data points, 1961–2023
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.