Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 3.61 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.61 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
82nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
6.13 tonnes per hectare
in 1993
All-time low
1.86 tonnes per hectare
in 1996
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 3.61 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 6.13 tonnes per hectare in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.86 tonnes per hectare, in 1996.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 82nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1966 | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | +17.6% |
| 1970 | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 3.18 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 3.55 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 3.36 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 1983 | 3.44 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 3.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 5.61 tonnes per hectare | +42.9% |
| 1992 | 5.59 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 6.13 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 4.73 tonnes per hectare | -22.7% |
| 1995 | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | -47.0% |
| 1996 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | -26.0% |
| 1997 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | +56.2% |
| 1999 | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | -16.8% |
| 2001 | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | +27.0% |
| 2002 | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 3.55 tonnes per hectare | +21.7% |
| 2009 | 3.36 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 3.59 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 3.98 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | 3.36 tonnes per hectare | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 6.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 3.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.55 tonnes per hectare | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Rural population 35.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 9.52 million (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3581 units per person (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.35 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 4.89 million metric tons (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,610 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita 3.61 kg per hectare (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 685,700 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 3.61 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 6.13 tonnes per hectare in 1993.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.86 tonnes per hectare in 1996.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 82nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.