True hemp, raw or retted — Area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: True hemp, raw or retted — Area harvested was 22,080 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
22,080 ha
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
2nd
of 4 countries
All-time high
22,179 ha
in 2022
All-time low
7,000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

True hemp, raw or retted — Area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961–2024

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea stood at 22,080 ha.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 22,179 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7,000 ha, in 1961.

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

True hemp, raw or retted — Area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for True hemp, raw or retted — Area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 7,000 ha
1962 7,000 ha +0.0%
1963 7,000 ha +0.0%
1964 7,000 ha +0.0%
1965 7,000 ha +0.0%
1966 7,000 ha +0.0%
1967 7,000 ha +0.0%
1968 7,000 ha +0.0%
1969 7,000 ha +0.0%
1970 7,000 ha +0.0%
1971 8,000 ha +14.3%
1972 8,000 ha +0.0%
1973 8,000 ha +0.0%
1974 8,000 ha +0.0%
1975 8,000 ha +0.0%
1976 8,000 ha +0.0%
1977 8,000 ha +0.0%
1978 8,000 ha +0.0%
1979 8,000 ha +0.0%
1980 8,000 ha +0.0%
1981 8,500 ha +6.2%
1982 9,000 ha +5.9%
1983 9,000 ha +0.0%
1984 10,000 ha +11.1%
1985 12,000 ha +20.0%
1986 13,000 ha +8.3%
1987 15,000 ha +15.4%
1988 15,000 ha +0.0%
1989 15,000 ha +0.0%
1990 15,000 ha +0.0%
1991 16,000 ha +6.7%
1992 16,900 ha +5.6%
1993 17,700 ha +4.7%
1994 18,000 ha +1.7%
1995 17,000 ha -5.6%
1996 17,000 ha +0.0%
1997 17,000 ha +0.0%
1998 17,500 ha +2.9%
1999 17,500 ha +0.0%
2000 18,000 ha +2.9%
2001 18,000 ha +0.0%
2002 18,500 ha +2.8%
2003 18,500 ha +0.0%
2004 19,000 ha +2.7%
2005 19,000 ha +0.0%
2006 19,000 ha +0.0%
2007 19,000 ha +0.0%
2008 20,000 ha +5.3%
2009 21,000 ha +5.0%
2010 20,000 ha -4.8%
2011 20,000 ha +0.0%
2012 20,000 ha +0.0%
2013 20,000 ha +0.0%
2014 20,520 ha +2.6%
2015 20,879 ha +1.7%
2016 21,120 ha +1.2%
2017 21,255 ha +0.6%
2018 21,442 ha +0.9%
2019 21,604 ha +0.8%
2020 21,773 ha +0.8%
2021 22,057 ha +1.3%
2022 22,179 ha +0.6%
2023 22,003 ha -0.8%
2024 22,080 ha +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7,000 ha 7,000 ha 7,000 ha 9
1970s 7,900 ha 7,000 ha 8,000 ha 10
1980s 11,450 ha 8,000 ha 15,000 ha 10
1990s 16,960 ha 15,000 ha 18,000 ha 10
2000s 19,000 ha 18,000 ha 21,000 ha 10
2010s 20,682 ha 20,000 ha 21,604 ha 10
2020s 22,018 ha 21,773 ha 22,179 ha 5

Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  1. 1 USSR 31,000 ha compare
  2. 2 France 22,960 ha compare
  3. 3 China 18,811 ha compare
  4. 3 China, mainland 18,811 ha compare
  5. 3 Türkiye 1 ha compare
  6. 4 Syrian Arab Republic 0 ha compare
  7. 5 Germany 4,800 ha compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
True hemp, raw or retted — area harvested in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 22,080 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 22,179 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 7,000 ha in 1961.
How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 2nd out of 4 countries with data for 2024.
Is true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 True hemp, raw or retted — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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True hemp, raw or retted — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
49 places, 2,096 data points, 1961–2024
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