Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0511 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in North Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in North Korea is 0.0511 hectares per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.1194 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0466 hectares per person, in 2018.
That places North Korea 100th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1194 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1171 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1174 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1147 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1104 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1094 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1067 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1032 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1021 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0995 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0972 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0953 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0953 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0955 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0952 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0938 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0935 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0924 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0909 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0883 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0881 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0846 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0836 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0817 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0802 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0784 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0808 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0788 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0784 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0758 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0734 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0713 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0676 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0681 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0668 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0614 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0626 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0611 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0574 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0523 hectares per person | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.054 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0551 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0561 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0539 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0565 hectares per person | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0538 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0541 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0532 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.053 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0528 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0522 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0525 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0516 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0494 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.048 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0475 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0467 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0466 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.05 hectares per person | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0511 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.051 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.051 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0512 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0511 hectares per person | -0.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0511 hectares per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0914 hectares per person, 56% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0511 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.034 hectares per person, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1112 hectares per person | 0.1021 hectares per person | 0.1194 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0949 hectares per person | 0.0909 hectares per person | 0.0995 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0823 hectares per person | 0.0784 hectares per person | 0.0883 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0666 hectares per person | 0.0574 hectares per person | 0.0758 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0542 hectares per person | 0.0523 hectares per person | 0.0565 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0497 hectares per person | 0.0466 hectares per person | 0.0528 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0511 hectares per person | 0.051 hectares per person | 0.0512 hectares per person | 5 |
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)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in North Korea?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in North Korea was 0.0511 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1194 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0466 hectares per person in 2018.
- How does North Korea rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- North Korea ranks 100th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.