Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in North Korea
North Korea: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre was 2.38 tonnes per square kilometre in 2018. ▲ Rising
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in North Korea, 1961–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in North Korea is 2.38 tonnes per square kilometre, 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, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in North Korea peaked at 2.38 tonnes per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4319 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1976.
That places North Korea 39th out of 178 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in North Korea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4817 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4983 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5149 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.573 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5647 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5647 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5315 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.5066 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6312 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6312 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6561 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6146 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7308 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1974 | 0.789 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5315 tonnes per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4319 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4983 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8803 tonnes per square kilometre | +76.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8222 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 1.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9468 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1984 | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 1.96 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 1994 | 2.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 1.85 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 1.9 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.96 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 1.89 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 2002 | 1.64 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2003 | 1.68 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.96 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 1.64 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 1.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 1.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.89 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 2.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 2.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 2.38 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0046 tonnes per square kilometre, 523.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 2.38 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1937 tonnes per square kilometre, 12.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre 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 | +76.7% | 0.4983 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8803 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5407 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4817 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6312 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6586 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4319 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8803 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9468 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 36 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.56 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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- 38 Greece 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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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 square kilometre in North Korea?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in North Korea was 2.38 tonnes per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 tonnes per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4319 tonnes per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does North Korea rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 39th out of 178 countries with data for 2018.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.