Potatoes — Area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Potatoes — Area harvested was 128,911 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 128,911 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 236,302 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 35,000 ha, in 1993.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 36,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 36,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 36,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 36,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 36,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 36,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 36,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 36,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 38,000 ha | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 38,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 38,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 38,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 38,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 40,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 42,000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 45,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 47,000 ha | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 48,000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 50,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 52,000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 51,000 ha | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 54,000 ha | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 56,000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 58,000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 58,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 60,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 58,000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 60,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 61,000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 68,064 ha | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 72,000 ha | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 35,000 ha | -51.4% |
| 1994 | 55,000 ha | +57.1% |
| 1995 | 45,000 ha | -18.2% |
| 1996 | 48,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 80,000 ha | +66.7% |
| 1998 | 120,000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 187,000 ha | +55.8% |
| 2000 | 188,000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 187,700 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 198,000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 187,168 ha | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 189,000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 190,000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 186,325 ha | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 177,841 ha | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 180,690 ha | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 133,000 ha | -26.4% |
| 2010 | 133,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 139,000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 134,000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 144,000 ha | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 163,558 ha | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 236,302 ha | +44.5% |
| 2016 | 154,979 ha | -34.4% |
| 2017 | 157,569 ha | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 169,806 ha | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 147,129 ha | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 146,737 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 149,513 ha | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 155,756 ha | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 142,599 ha | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 128,911 ha | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36,000 ha | 36,000 ha | 36,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 41,200 ha | 38,000 ha | 48,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,700 ha | 50,000 ha | 60,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 77,106 ha | 35,000 ha | 187,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 181,772 ha | 133,000 ha | 198,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 157,934 ha | 133,000 ha | 236,302 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 144,703 ha | 128,911 ha | 155,756 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 211,480 ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 4.56 million ha compare
- 4 India 2.32 million ha compare
- 4 Türkiye 195,767 ha compare
- 5 Ukraine 1.21 million ha compare
- 6 Russian Federation 1.05 million ha compare
- 7 Bangladesh 456,979 ha compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 90,519 ha compare
- 8 Pakistan 338,715 ha compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 64,702 ha compare
- 9 Peru 337,281 ha compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 28,124 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Potatoes — area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 128,911 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 236,302 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,000 ha in 1993.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for potatoes — area harvested?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 6th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.