Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.0364 tonnes per person in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in North Korea, 1961–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in North Korea is 0.0364 tonnes per person, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 152.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.0971 tonnes per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.004 tonnes per person, in 1964.
North Korea ranks 168th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0395 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | -79.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.004 tonnes per person | -48.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | +337.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0316 tonnes per person | +82.5% |
| 1967 | 0.037 tonnes per person | +16.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | -71.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0153 tonnes per person | +47.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0222 tonnes per person | +45.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0193 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0326 tonnes per person | +69.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0755 tonnes per person | +131.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0651 tonnes per person | -13.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0356 tonnes per person | -45.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0304 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0284 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0197 tonnes per person | -30.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0284 tonnes per person | +44.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0281 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0389 tonnes per person | +38.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0312 tonnes per person | -19.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0184 tonnes per person | -41.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | -43.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | +73.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0346 tonnes per person | +95.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0527 tonnes per person | +52.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0224 tonnes per person | -57.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0283 tonnes per person | +26.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0735 tonnes per person | +159.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0532 tonnes per person | -27.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0719 tonnes per person | +35.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0257 tonnes per person | -64.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0449 tonnes per person | +74.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0477 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0631 tonnes per person | +32.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0648 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.051 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0971 tonnes per person | +90.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0866 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0768 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0721 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0753 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0667 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0239 tonnes per person | -64.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0449 tonnes per person | +87.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | -67.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0234 tonnes per person | +62.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0194 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 0.024 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0337 tonnes per person | +40.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0322 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0365 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0381 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0383 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.037 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0364 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0364 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0407 tonnes per person, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0364 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1491 tonnes per person, 24% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +337.8% | 0.004 tonnes per person | 0.0173 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.019 tonnes per person | 0.004 tonnes per person | 0.0395 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0357 tonnes per person | 0.0193 tonnes per person | 0.0755 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0264 tonnes per person | 0.0102 tonnes per person | 0.0527 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0524 tonnes per person | 0.0257 tonnes per person | 0.0735 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0581 tonnes per person | 0.0144 tonnes per person | 0.0971 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0328 tonnes per person | 0.0194 tonnes per person | 0.0383 tonnes per person | 9 |
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)
- Aquaculture production 685,700 metric tons (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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in North Korea?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in North Korea was 0.0364 tonnes per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0971 tonnes per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 tonnes per person in 1964.
- How does North Korea rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 168th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed 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.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.