Agriculture & Rural in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

2,186 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Index Number 115.38 2024 up 46.4% 3rd
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number 111.46 2024 up 40.6% 1st
Barley — Area harvested 44,671 ha 2024 up 458.4% 8th
Barley — Production 53,060 t 2024 up 342.2% 7th
Soya beans — Yield 1,154 kg/ha 2024 down 1.1% 14th
Green garlic — Area harvested 6,994 ha 2024 down 6.0% 3rd
Green garlic — Production 75,194 t 2024 down 5.7% 3rd
Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,857 kcal/cap/d 2025 down 0.4% 5th
Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,403 kcal/cap/d 2025 down 0.4% 5th
Incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent) 3.15 % 2025 unchanged 6th
Green garlic — Yield 10,751 kg/ha 2024 up 0.3% 4th
Barley — Yield 1,188 kg/ha 2024 down 20.8% 7th
Barley — Gross Production Value 10,338 1000 Int$ 2024 up 342.2% 7th
Soya bean oil — Production 20,000 t 2023 down 13.0% 8th
Soya beans — Gross Production Value 68,844 1000 Int$ 2024 down 48.6% 6th
Eggplants (aubergines) — Production 50,151 t 2024 up 5.0% 7th
Skim Milk & Buttermilk, Dry — Production 2.27 t 2023 17th
Green garlic — Gross Production Value 54,319 1000 Int$ 2024 down 5.7% 3rd
Eggplants (aubergines) — Area harvested 5,716 ha 2024 up 9.8% 7th
Cantaloupes and other melons — Yield 10,726 kg/ha 2024 down 0.5% 9th
Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 15 kcal/cap/d 2018 down 51.6% 15th
Ducks — Stocks 7,625 1000 An 2024 up 27.1% 4th
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested 17,993 ha 2024 down 10.0% 9th
Seed cotton, unginned — Yield 1,993 kg/ha 2024 down 0.3% 5th
Seed cotton, unginned — Production 35,865 t 2024 down 10.3% 8th
Cantaloupes and other melons — Gross Production Value 30,573 1000 Int$ 2024 down 7.2% 7th
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Value 32,311 1000 Int$ 2024 down 10.3% 8th
Barley — Gross Production Index Number 406.07 2024 up 342.1% 1st
Barley — Gross per capita Production Index Number 392.11 2024 up 324.7% 1st
Eggplants (aubergines) — Yield 8,774 kg/ha 2024 down 4.4% 9th
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 16.6 % 2024 down 29.1% 12th
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 3.3 % 2024 up 83.3% 16th
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 12 % 2024 up 64.4% 12th
Cottonseed oil — Production 2,763 t 2023 down 34.6% 8th
Eggplants (aubergines) — Gross Production Value 14,342 1000 Int$ 2024 up 5.0% 7th
Apples — Gross Production Value 378,357 1000 Int$ 2024 up 3.1% 4th
Apples — Area harvested 68,637 ha 2024 down 6.8% 4th
Apples — Yield 11,679 kg/ha 2024 up 10.7% 5th
Apples — Production 801,602 t 2024 up 3.1% 4th
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 85 % 2023 up 6.2% 11th
Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 2.4 million No 2024 up 71.4% 11th
Meat of ducks, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 7,179 1000 An 2024 up 31.4% 4th
Meat of ducks, fresh or chilled — Production 14,358 t 2024 up 31.4% 4th
Green garlic — Gross Production Index Number 97.44 2024 down 5.7% 9th
Green garlic — Gross per capita Production Index Number 94.04 2024 down 9.4% 7th
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 1,981 kcal/cap/d 2018 down 5.2% 17th
Soya beans — Gross Production Index Number 54.99 2024 down 48.6% 13th
Soya beans — Gross per capita Production Index Number 53.05 2024 down 50.6% 13th
Cotton lint, ginned — Production 12,000 t 2023 unchanged 8th
Cantaloupes and other melons — Gross Production Index Number 94.17 2024 down 7.2% 9th
Cantaloupes and other melons — Gross per capita Production Index 90.88 2024 down 10.8% 7th
Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested 24,518 ha 2024 up 11.2% 4th
Peaches and nectarines — Production 122,610 t 2024 up 2.3% 5th
Millet — Area harvested 72,422 ha 2024 up 2.8% 5th
Millet — Yield 1,064 kg/ha 2024 up 1.4% 8th
Millet — Production 77,049 t 2024 up 4.2% 5th
Apples — Gross Production Index Number 102.9 2024 up 3.1% 7th
Apples — Gross per capita Production Index Number 99.31 2024 down 0.9% 6th
Millet — Gross Production Value 23,122 1000 Int$ 2024 up 4.2% 5th
Pears — Production 151,353 t 2024 up 4.8% 3rd