Share cereal human food in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share cereal human food was 88.99 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
88.99
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
42nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
89.34
in 2017
All-time low
52.48
in 1992
Years of data
58
1961–2018
Share cereal human food in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1961–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share cereal human food in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 88.99, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share cereal human food in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 89.34 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 52.48, in 1992.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 42nd out of 192 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Share cereal human food in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 66.29 | — |
| 1962 | 66.36 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 66.14 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 66.43 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 66.61 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 67.3 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 66.72 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 67.85 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 66.44 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 66.75 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 66.73 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 68.33 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 65.29 | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 63.65 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 66.11 | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 65.42 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 63.95 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 61.77 | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 63.25 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 58.06 | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 60.04 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 55.56 | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 56.33 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 55.61 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 55.14 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 55.39 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 54.94 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 52.91 | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 52.8 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 54.37 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 52.63 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 52.48 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 63.85 | +21.7% |
| 1994 | 85.69 | +34.2% |
| 1995 | 87.33 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 88.65 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 88.71 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 88.22 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 87.34 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 86.27 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 88.75 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 88.2 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 87.79 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 86.42 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 86.93 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 84.26 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 85.15 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 84.5 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 85.29 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 88.28 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 86.95 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 83.75 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 86.66 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 83.78 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 86.42 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 85.83 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 89.34 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 88.99 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.68 | 66.14 | 67.85 | 9 |
| 1970s | 65.13 | 61.77 | 68.33 | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.68 | 52.8 | 60.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.93 | 52.48 | 88.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.35 | 84.26 | 88.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.67 | 83.75 | 89.34 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 39 Sri Lanka 90.9 compare
- 40 Côte d'Ivoire 89.92 compare
- 41 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 89.81 compare
- 43 Antigua and Barbuda 88.89 compare
- 44 Malawi 88.29 compare
- 45 Zimbabwe 88.07 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3581 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 9.52 million (2025)
- Rural population 35.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Cereal production 4.89 million metric tons (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,610 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 3.61 (2024)
- Milk yields per animal 2,342 (2024)
- Aquaculture farmed fish production 685,700 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share cereal human food in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Share cereal human food in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 88.99 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share cereal human food recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 89.34 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share cereal human food recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.48 in 1992.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for share cereal human food?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 42nd out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share cereal human food rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share cereal human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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