Rice — Yield in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Rice — Yield was 4,639 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4,639 kg/ha
Change on year
up 4.7%
Rank
5th
of 18 regions
All-time high
8,127 kg/ha
in 1993
All-time low
2,459 kg/ha
in 1996
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rice — Yield in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 4,639 kg/ha for rice — yield in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — yield in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 8,127 kg/ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2,459 kg/ha, in 1996.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Rice — Yield in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Yield in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 4,307 kg/ha
1962 4,312 kg/ha +0.1%
1963 4,606 kg/ha +6.8%
1964 4,534 kg/ha -1.6%
1965 3,969 kg/ha -12.5%
1966 4,257 kg/ha +7.3%
1967 3,954 kg/ha -7.1%
1968 3,826 kg/ha -3.2%
1969 4,422 kg/ha +15.6%
1970 4,392 kg/ha -0.7%
1971 4,542 kg/ha +3.4%
1972 4,361 kg/ha -4.0%
1973 4,559 kg/ha +4.5%
1974 4,517 kg/ha -0.9%
1975 4,502 kg/ha -0.3%
1976 4,530 kg/ha +0.6%
1977 4,709 kg/ha +4.0%
1978 4,501 kg/ha -4.4%
1979 4,636 kg/ha +3.0%
1980 4,071 kg/ha -12.2%
1981 4,545 kg/ha +11.6%
1982 3,141 kg/ha -30.9%
1983 3,200 kg/ha +1.9%
1984 3,400 kg/ha +6.2%
1985 3,276 kg/ha -3.6%
1986 3,701 kg/ha +13.0%
1987 3,440 kg/ha -7.0%
1988 3,301 kg/ha -4.1%
1989 3,400 kg/ha +3.0%
1990 3,000 kg/ha -11.8%
1991 7,007 kg/ha +133.6%
1992 7,601 kg/ha +8.5%
1993 8,127 kg/ha +6.9%
1994 5,449 kg/ha -32.9%
1995 3,464 kg/ha -36.4%
1996 2,459 kg/ha -29.0%
1997 2,499 kg/ha +1.7%
1998 3,978 kg/ha +59.2%
1999 4,040 kg/ha +1.6%
2000 3,159 kg/ha -21.8%
2001 3,602 kg/ha +14.0%
2002 3,750 kg/ha +4.1%
2003 3,842 kg/ha +2.5%
2004 4,065 kg/ha +5.8%
2005 4,428 kg/ha +8.9%
2006 4,248 kg/ha -4.1%
2007 3,204 kg/ha -24.6%
2008 5,018 kg/ha +56.6%
2009 4,105 kg/ha -18.2%
2010 4,256 kg/ha +3.7%
2011 4,342 kg/ha +2.0%
2012 5,082 kg/ha +17.0%
2013 5,304 kg/ha +4.4%
2014 5,002 kg/ha -5.7%
2015 4,183 kg/ha -16.4%
2016 5,412 kg/ha +29.4%
2017 5,016 kg/ha -7.3%
2018 4,428 kg/ha -11.7%
2019 6,019 kg/ha +35.9%
2020 4,493 kg/ha -25.3%
2021 4,455 kg/ha -0.8%
2022 4,505 kg/ha +1.1%
2023 4,433 kg/ha -1.6%
2024 4,639 kg/ha +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4,243 kg/ha 3,826 kg/ha 4,606 kg/ha 9
1970s 4,525 kg/ha 4,361 kg/ha 4,709 kg/ha 10
1980s 3,547 kg/ha 3,141 kg/ha 4,545 kg/ha 10
1990s 4,762 kg/ha 2,459 kg/ha 8,127 kg/ha 10
2000s 3,942 kg/ha 3,159 kg/ha 5,018 kg/ha 10
2010s 4,904 kg/ha 4,183 kg/ha 6,019 kg/ha 10
2020s 4,505 kg/ha 4,433 kg/ha 4,639 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  1. 2 Australia 11,914 kg/ha compare
  2. 2 Viet Nam 6,152 kg/ha compare
  3. 2 Australia and New Zealand 11,914 kg/ha compare
  4. 4 Uruguay 9,352 kg/ha compare
  5. 5 Egypt 9,132 kg/ha compare
  6. 6 Uzbekistan 8,385 kg/ha compare
  7. 7 Peru 8,307 kg/ha compare
  8. 8 Greece 7,922 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — yield in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Rice — yield in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 4,639 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — yield recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 8,127 kg/ha in 1993.
What is the lowest rice — yield recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 2,459 kg/ha in 1996.
How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for rice — yield?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 5th out of 18 regions with data for 2024.
Is rice — yield rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
159 places, 9,291 data points, 1961–2024
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