Rice — Area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Rice — Area harvested was 485,000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea stood at 485,000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 670,000 ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 420,000 ha, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 420,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 440,000 ha | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 450,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 480,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 480,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 500,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 500,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 500,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 530,000 ha | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 530,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 530,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 530,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 570,000 ha | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 600,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 625,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 630,000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 650,000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 657,000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 660,000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 650,000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 670,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 640,000 ha | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 645,000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 645,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 645,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 645,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 645,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 645,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 630,000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 600,000 ha | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 588,000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 592,000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 589,000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 583,000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 582,000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 580,000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 611,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 580,000 ha | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 580,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 535,000 ha | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 572,000 ha | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 582,857 ha | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 584,000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 583,000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 583,400 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 583,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 583,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 570,390 ha | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 569,000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 570,000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 571,000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 563,000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 547,000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 525,000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 465,200 ha | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 468,677 ha | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 475,158 ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 471,491 ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 465,839 ha | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 470,295 ha | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 471,347 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 475,000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 485,000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 485,000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 477,778 ha | 420,000 ha | 530,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 598,200 ha | 530,000 ha | 660,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 646,000 ha | 630,000 ha | 670,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 588,500 ha | 580,000 ha | 611,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 574,645 ha | 535,000 ha | 584,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 512,236 ha | 465,200 ha | 571,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 477,328 ha | 470,295 ha | 485,000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 912,998 ha compare
- 7 Myanmar 7.02 million ha compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 770,048 ha compare
- 8 Philippines 4.65 million ha compare
- 9 Nigeria 4.57 million ha compare
- 10 Pakistan 3.90 million ha compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 209,368 ha compare
- 11 Cambodia 3.90 million ha compare
- 12 Guinea 2.43 million ha compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 136,352 ha compare
- 13 Madagascar 2.04 million ha compare
- 13 Türkiye 128,904 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Rice — area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 485,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — area harvested recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 670,000 ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 420,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for rice — area harvested?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Rice — 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.