Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 1.35 million hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.35 million hectares
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
67th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.64 million hectares
in 1978
All-time low
1.21 million hectares
in 2017
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population 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 hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 1.35 million hectares.
That represents a change of up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 1.64 million hectares in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.21 million hectares, in 2017.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 67th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.43 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 1.44 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 1.48 million hectares | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 1.48 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.46 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 1.48 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 1.49 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 1.48 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 1.51 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 1.51 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.51 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.52 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 1.56 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 1.59 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 1.62 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.62 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.64 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.64 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.64 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.61 million hectares | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.63 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.59 million hectares | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.59 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.58 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.57 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.56 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.63 million hectares | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 1.61 million hectares | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.63 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.60 million hectares | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.57 million hectares | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.55 million hectares | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.49 million hectares | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 1.52 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.52 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.41 million hectares | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 1.45 million hectares | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.43 million hectares | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.35 million hectares | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 1.24 million hectares | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 1.29 million hectares | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.32 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.35 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.31 million hectares | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.38 million hectares | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 1.32 million hectares | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.33 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.32 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.32 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.32 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.31 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.32 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.31 million hectares | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.26 million hectares | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.23 million hectares | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.22 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.21 million hectares | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.30 million hectares | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 1.34 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.34 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.34 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.35 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.35 million hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.47 million hectares | 1.43 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.58 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | 1.64 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.60 million hectares | 1.56 million hectares | 1.63 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.49 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | 1.60 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | 1.38 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 1.32 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Rural population, per capita 0.3581 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 35.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 9.52 million (2025)
- Cereal production 4.89 million metric tons (2024)
- Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita 3.61 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,610 kg per hectare (2024)
- Aquaculture production 685,700 metric tons (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 685,700 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 1.35 million hectares 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 in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 million hectares in 1978.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 million hectares in 2017.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.