Cereal distribution to uses in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Cereal distribution to uses was 287,000 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Cereal distribution to uses in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 1961–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal distribution to uses in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is 287,000, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal distribution to uses in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea peaked at 287,000 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 52,000, in 1976.
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 48th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65,111 | 58,000 | 76,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 79,300 | 52,000 | 106,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 150,700 | 114,000 | 189,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 220,800 | 189,000 | 252,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 207,900 | 158,000 | 236,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 246,222 | 198,000 | 287,000 | 9 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3581 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 9.52 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 35.8% (2025)
- Cereal production 4.89 million metric tons (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,610 kg per hectare (2024)
- Aquaculture farmed fish production 685,700 (2024)
- Capture fisheries vs aquaculture 685,700 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 3.61 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal distribution to uses in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- Cereal distribution to uses in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was 287,000 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal distribution to uses recorded in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 287,000 in 2018.
- What is the lowest cereal distribution to uses recorded in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,000 in 1976.
- How does Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank for cereal distribution to uses?
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 48th out of 181 countries with data for 2018.
- Is cereal distribution to uses rising or falling in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic People’s Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal distribution to uses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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