Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.0111 tonnes per person in 2018. ▲ Rising
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in North Korea, 1961–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2018, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in North Korea stood at 0.0111 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.0113 tonnes per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.003 tonnes per person, in 1976.
That places North Korea 59th out of 178 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.005 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 1970 | 0.005 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | -33.8% |
| 1976 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -20.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1978 | 0.006 tonnes per person | +74.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | +23.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.009 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | +23.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.009 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -26.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | +24.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.009 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0111 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0001 tonnes per person, 205.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0111 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0026 tonnes per person, 4.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +74.2% | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.006 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0049 tonnes per person | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 0.0054 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person | 0.006 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0077 tonnes per person | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0098 tonnes per person | 0.0087 tonnes per person | 0.0113 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0085 tonnes per person | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.0095 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0097 tonnes per person | 0.0079 tonnes per person | 0.0111 tonnes per person | 9 |
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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)
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita 0.1844 metric tons per person (2024)
- Milk per animal 2,342 kilograms per animal (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in North Korea?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in North Korea was 0.0111 tonnes per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0113 tonnes per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 tonnes per person in 1976.
- How does North Korea rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 59th out of 178 countries with data for 2018.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.