Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 171,070 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
171,070 ha
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
12th
of 20 countries
All-time high
268,602 ha
in 2015
All-time low
44,000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 171,070 ha for roots and tubers, total — area harvested in 2024.

That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 268,602 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44,000 ha, in 1961.

That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 44,000 ha
1962 44,000 ha +0.0%
1963 44,500 ha +1.1%
1964 45,000 ha +1.1%
1965 46,000 ha +2.2%
1966 46,000 ha +0.0%
1967 46,000 ha +0.0%
1968 46,000 ha +0.0%
1969 46,000 ha +0.0%
1970 48,500 ha +5.4%
1971 48,500 ha +0.0%
1972 48,500 ha +0.0%
1973 49,000 ha +1.0%
1974 50,000 ha +2.0%
1975 52,000 ha +4.0%
1976 54,000 ha +3.8%
1977 57,500 ha +6.5%
1978 60,000 ha +4.3%
1979 61,500 ha +2.5%
1980 64,000 ha +4.1%
1981 66,500 ha +3.9%
1982 66,000 ha -0.8%
1983 69,000 ha +4.5%
1984 71,000 ha +2.9%
1985 74,000 ha +4.2%
1986 74,500 ha +0.7%
1987 77,000 ha +3.4%
1988 75,000 ha -2.6%
1989 77,500 ha +3.3%
1990 78,529 ha +1.3%
1991 86,064 ha +9.6%
1992 92,000 ha +6.9%
1993 45,500 ha -50.5%
1994 69,000 ha +51.6%
1995 56,000 ha -18.8%
1996 61,000 ha +8.9%
1997 105,000 ha +72.1%
1998 154,000 ha +46.7%
1999 223,500 ha +45.1%
2000 211,000 ha -5.6%
2001 212,700 ha +0.8%
2002 225,000 ha +5.8%
2003 214,179 ha -4.8%
2004 216,500 ha +1.1%
2005 216,500 ha +0.0%
2006 213,825 ha -1.2%
2007 205,341 ha -4.0%
2008 208,690 ha +1.6%
2009 162,000 ha -22.4%
2010 164,000 ha +1.2%
2011 171,000 ha +4.3%
2012 162,000 ha -5.3%
2013 179,000 ha +10.5%
2014 193,190 ha +7.9%
2015 268,602 ha +39.0%
2016 209,979 ha -21.8%
2017 187,569 ha -10.7%
2018 214,806 ha +14.5%
2019 188,803 ha -12.1%
2020 188,135 ha -0.4%
2021 191,744 ha +1.9%
2022 197,522 ha +3.0%
2023 185,080 ha -6.3%
2024 171,070 ha -7.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1997 +72.1% 61,000 ha 105,000 ha
1993 -50.5% 92,000 ha 45,500 ha
1994 +51.6% 45,500 ha 69,000 ha
1998 +46.7% 105,000 ha 154,000 ha
1999 +45.1% 154,000 ha 223,500 ha
2015 +39.0% 193,190 ha 268,602 ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 45,278 ha 44,000 ha 46,000 ha 9
1970s 52,950 ha 48,500 ha 61,500 ha 10
1980s 71,450 ha 64,000 ha 77,500 ha 10
1990s 97,059 ha 45,500 ha 223,500 ha 10
2000s 208,574 ha 162,000 ha 225,000 ha 10
2010s 193,895 ha 162,000 ha 268,602 ha 10
2020s 186,710 ha 171,070 ha 197,522 ha 5

Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  1. 9 Angola 1.35 million ha compare
  2. 9 Melanesia 279,372 ha compare
  3. 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 259,010 ha compare
  4. 10 Ukraine 1.21 million ha compare
  5. 11 Türkiye 195,767 ha compare
  6. 11 Uganda 1.12 million ha compare
  7. 12 Mozambique 1.07 million ha compare
  8. 13 Côte d'Ivoire 3.01 million ha compare
  9. 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 90,519 ha compare
  10. 13 Russian Federation 1.05 million ha compare
  11. 14 Cameroon 931,286 ha compare
  12. 14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 75,275 ha compare
  13. 15 Indonesia 753,012 ha compare
  14. 15 Syrian Arab Republic 28,124 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 171,070 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 268,602 ha in 2015.
What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 44,000 ha in 1961.
How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 12th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,936 data points, 1961–2024
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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.