Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 50.62 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 50.62, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 160.38 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 35.14, in 1993.
That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 20th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 60.48 | — |
| 1962 | 59.55 | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 58.7 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 57.62 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 56.56 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 55.1 | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 53.74 | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 52.39 | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 51.14 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 50.93 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 49.94 | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 49.15 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 48.33 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 48.14 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 54.84 | +13.9% |
| 1976 | 57.91 | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 61.1 | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 63.59 | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 63.14 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 64.05 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 63.34 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 64.68 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 65.32 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 67.54 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 71.81 | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 72.77 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 73.45 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 71.04 | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 72.97 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 72.74 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 70.02 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 76.61 | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 35.14 | -54.1% |
| 1994 | 49.27 | +40.2% |
| 1995 | 36.92 | -25.1% |
| 1996 | 42.95 | +16.3% |
| 1997 | 68.38 | +59.2% |
| 1998 | 104.71 | +53.1% |
| 1999 | 120.53 | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 134.45 | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 160.38 | +19.3% |
| 2002 | 136.37 | -15.0% |
| 2003 | 144.76 | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 146.09 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 145.85 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 141.29 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 134.98 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 111.71 | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 114.11 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 124.39 | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 127.32 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 109.71 | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 129.6 | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 112.61 | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 119.75 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 67.64 | -43.5% |
| 2017 | 46.18 | -31.7% |
| 2018 | 63.22 | +36.9% |
| 2019 | 66.75 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 64.84 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 64.34 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 57.82 | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 53.72 | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 50.62 | -5.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +59.2% | 42.95 | 68.38 |
| 1993 | -54.1% | 76.61 | 35.14 |
| 1998 | +53.1% | 68.38 | 104.71 |
| 2016 | -43.5% | 119.75 | 67.64 |
| 1994 | +40.2% | 35.14 | 49.27 |
| 2018 | +36.9% | 46.18 | 63.22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.14 | 51.14 | 60.48 | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.71 | 48.14 | 63.59 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.7 | 63.34 | 73.45 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.73 | 35.14 | 120.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 137 | 111.71 | 160.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.72 | 46.18 | 129.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.27 | 50.62 | 64.84 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 50.62 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 160.38 in 2001.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.14 in 1993.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 20th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.