Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in North Korea
North Korea: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 88 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in North Korea, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use vs. yield change in cereal production in North Korea is 88, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in North Korea peaked at 114 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 86, in 2000.
That places North Korea 103rd out of 147 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 103 | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 103 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 102 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 104 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 104 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 104 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 105 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 105 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 106 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 109 | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 111 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 113 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 113 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 114 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 114 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 114 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 113 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 114 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 111 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 111 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 110 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 110 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 109 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 114 | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 113 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 114 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 112 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 110 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 108 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 104 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 106 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 98 | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 101 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 100 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 94 | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 86 | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 90 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 92 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 91 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 96 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 92 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 88 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102.78 | 100 | 105 | 9 |
| 1970s | 110.5 | 105 | 114 | 10 |
| 1980s | 111.9 | 109 | 114 | 10 |
| 1990s | 103.9 | 94 | 112 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.8 | 86 | 96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8 | 88 | 92 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 102 United States of America 89 compare
- 103 Trinidad and Tobago 88 compare
- 105 Saudi Arabia 86 compare
- 106 Colombia 85 compare
- 106 Hungary 85 compare
More agriculture & rural data for North Korea
- 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 land use vs. yield change in cereal production in North Korea?
- Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in North Korea was 88 in 2014, according to World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 114 in 1977.
- What is the lowest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 86 in 2000.
- How does North Korea rank for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
- North Korea ranks 103rd out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs. yield change in cereal production rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).