Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.1844 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in North Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in North Korea is 0.1844 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.4139 metric tons per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1142 metric tons per person, in 1996.
That places North Korea 77th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2988 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3038 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3225 metric tons per person | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3268 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2804 metric tons per person | -14.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3002 metric tons per person | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2714 metric tons per person | -9.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2549 metric tons per person | -6.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2965 metric tons per person | +16.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2877 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2889 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2698 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2946 metric tons per person | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 0.304 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3092 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3184 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3315 metric tons per person | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3269 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.334 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3154 metric tons per person | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3381 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2838 metric tons per person | -16.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2877 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3013 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2977 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.313 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3088 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3049 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3108 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2975 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4118 metric tons per person | +38.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3991 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4139 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3222 metric tons per person | -22.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1678 metric tons per person | -47.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1142 metric tons per person | -32.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1249 metric tons per person | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1905 metric tons per person | +52.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1639 metric tons per person | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1243 metric tons per person | -24.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1629 metric tons per person | +31.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1759 metric tons per person | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1824 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1849 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1904 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1906 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1579 metric tons per person | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 0.189 metric tons per person | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1784 metric tons per person | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1807 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.187 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2061 metric tons per person | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2053 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2052 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1752 metric tons per person | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1936 metric tons per person | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1876 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1635 metric tons per person | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2192 metric tons per person | +34.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1785 metric tons per person | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1806 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1815 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1812 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1844 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.1844 metric tons per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1333 metric tons per person, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.1844 metric tons per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1282 metric tons per person, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +52.5% | 0.1249 metric tons per person | 0.1905 metric tons per person |
| 1995 | -47.9% | 0.3222 metric tons per person | 0.1678 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.295 metric tons per person | 0.2549 metric tons per person | 0.3268 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3065 metric tons per person | 0.2698 metric tons per person | 0.334 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3061 metric tons per person | 0.2838 metric tons per person | 0.3381 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2606 metric tons per person | 0.1142 metric tons per person | 0.4139 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1737 metric tons per person | 0.1243 metric tons per person | 0.1906 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1923 metric tons per person | 0.1635 metric tons per person | 0.2192 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1812 metric tons per person | 0.1785 metric tons per person | 0.1844 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More agriculture & rural data for North Korea
- Rural population 9.52 million (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3581 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 35.8% (2025)
- Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,610 kg per hectare (2024)
- Land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate 0.0436 % change on previous year (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 685,700 metric tons (2024)
- Milk per animal 2,342 kilograms per animal (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in North Korea?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in North Korea was 0.1844 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4139 metric tons per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1142 metric tons per person in 1996.
- How does North Korea rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- North Korea ranks 77th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.