Potatoes — Production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Potatoes — Production was 413,319 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 413,319 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and down 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 2.27 million t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 390,000 t, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 390,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 390,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 390,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 390,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 390,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 390,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 390,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 390,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 390,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 400,000 t | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 400,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 400,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 400,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 400,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 480,000 t | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 520,000 t | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 560,000 t | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 595,000 t | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 600,000 t | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 620,000 t | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 620,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 640,000 t | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 660,000 t | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 680,000 t | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 740,000 t | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 760,000 t | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 780,000 t | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 760,000 t | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 800,000 t | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 810,000 t | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 780,000 t | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 867,000 t | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 402,000 t | -53.6% |
| 1994 | 573,000 t | +42.5% |
| 1995 | 436,000 t | -23.9% |
| 1996 | 510,000 t | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 800,000 t | +56.9% |
| 1998 | 1.27 million t | +58.6% |
| 1999 | 1.47 million t | +16.1% |
| 2000 | 1.87 million t | +27.0% |
| 2001 | 2.27 million t | +21.3% |
| 2002 | 1.88 million t | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 2.02 million t | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 2.05 million t | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 2.07 million t | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.00 million t | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.90 million t | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.52 million t | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 1.56 million t | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.71 million t | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 1.76 million t | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.52 million t | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 1.80 million t | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 1.57 million t | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 1.68 million t | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 587,642 t | -65.1% |
| 2017 | 425,047 t | -27.7% |
| 2018 | 570,807 t | +34.3% |
| 2019 | 684,587 t | +19.9% |
| 2020 | 661,092 t | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 636,952 t | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 536,177 t | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 468,258 t | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 413,319 t | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 390,000 t | 390,000 t | 390,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 475,500 t | 400,000 t | 600,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 706,000 t | 620,000 t | 800,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 792,000 t | 402,000 t | 1.47 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 million t | 1.52 million t | 2.27 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 million t | 425,047 t | 1.80 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 543,160 t | 413,319 t | 661,092 t | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Potatoes — production in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 413,319 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — production recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 million t in 2001.
- What is the lowest potatoes — production recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 390,000 t in 1961.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for potatoes — production?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th out of 18 regions with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — production rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.8%. 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 — Production. 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.