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
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 27.5 % 2023 down 1.4% 13th
Pears — Area harvested 14,024 ha 2024 down 1.0% 3rd
Pears — Yield 10,792 kg/ha 2024 up 5.9% 4th
Meat of ducks, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 2,000 g/An 2024 unchanged 3rd
Pears — Gross Production Value 65,910 1000 Int$ 2024 up 4.8% 3rd
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood 48.68 % 2023 down 2.0% 13th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood 51.32 % 2023 up 2.0% 7th
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in -2.64 % 2023 down 300.0% 13th
Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) 84 % 2017 down 3.4% 17th
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,022 kcal/cap/d 2017 down 3.3% 17th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 4,503 1000 No 2023 up 7.0% 9th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 4,748 1000 No 2023 up 11.3% 7th
Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia 1.7 million No 2023 down 10.5% 11th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture 48.68 % 2023 down 2.0% 16th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture 51.32 % 2023 up 2.0% 4th
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in -2.64 % 2023 down 300.0% 16th
FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Male — Value 4,503 1000 No 2023 up 7.0% 10th
FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Female 4,748 1000 No 2023 up 11.3% 7th
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value 51.21 % 2023 down 0.4% 7th
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female 58.03 % 2023 up 5.7% 9th
FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value 51.32 % 2023 up 2.0% 6th
Eggplants (aubergines) — Gross Production Index Number 104.41 2024 up 5.0% 7th
Eggplants (aubergines) — Gross per capita Production Index Number 100.77 2024 up 0.8% 6th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 4,503 1000 No 2023 up 7.0% 7th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 4,748 1000 No 2023 up 11.3% 7th
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 100 % 2023 unchanged 1st
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 100 % 2023 unchanged 1st
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 9,251 1000 No 2023 up 9.2% 7th
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 51.21 % 2023 down 0.4% 3rd
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 58.03 % 2023 up 5.7% 5th
Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of -6.82 % 2023 down 95.4% 12th
FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 9,251 1000 No 2023 up 9.2% 8th
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 54.49 % 2023 up 2.6% 8th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 9,251 1000 No 2023 up 9.2% 7th
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 54.49 % 2023 up 2.6% 5th
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 100 % 2023 unchanged 1st
Meat of ducks, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 33,195 1000 Int$ 2024 up 31.4% 4th
Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell 17,219 t 2024 down 31.1% 4th
Coefficient of variation of habitual caloric consumption distribution 0.26 No 2018 up 4.0% 5th
Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell 12,125 ha 2024 down 30.7% 3rd
Millet — Gross Production Index Number 105.11 2024 up 4.2% 4th
Millet — Gross per capita Production Index Number 101.44 2024 up 0.1% 4th
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number 91.9 2024 down 10.3% 10th
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross per capita Production Index Number 88.69 2024 down 13.9% 8th
Pears — Gross Production Index Number 104.25 2024 up 4.8% 6th
Pears — Gross per capita Production Index Number 100.62 2024 up 0.7% 5th
Peaches and nectarines — Gross Production Value 74,816 1000 Int$ 2024 up 2.3% 5th
Peaches and nectarines — Yield 5,001 kg/ha 2024 down 8.0% 9th
Oats — Area harvested 10,916 ha 2024 down 4.7% 5th
Oats — Production 14,038 t 2024 down 7.5% 5th
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) 136 % 2022 up 750.0% 2nd
Oats — Yield 1,286 kg/ha 2024 down 2.9% 6th
Oats — Gross Production Value 2,353 1000 Int$ 2024 down 7.5% 5th
Brans — Production 360,822 t 2013 up 3.1% 8th
Brans — Domestic supply quantity 360,962 t 2013 up 3.0% 7th
Brans — Feed 285,962 t 2013 up 1.9% 8th
Cotton lint — Import Quantity 3,000 t 2013 up 12.5% 5th
Cotton lint — Domestic supply quantity 16,000 t 2013 up 8.6% 8th
Cotton lint — Other uses 16,000 t 2013 up 8.6% 8th
Jute — Import Quantity 0 t 2013 down 100.0% 8th