Agriculture & Rural in North Korea
140 indicators covering agriculture & rural for North Korea.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita | 76.3% | 2022 | unchanged | 57th |
| Tree Cover Loss | 9,517 hectares | 2025 | down 12.3% | 86th |
| Cropland extent over the long-term | 2.54 million hectares | 2025 | down 1.5% | 76th |
| Cropland per person over the long-term | 0.0991 hectares per person | 2025 | down 4.5% | 134th |
| Agricultural area over the long-term | 2.59 million hectares | 2025 | down 1.4% | 106th |
| Agricultural land use per person | 0.1011 hectares per person | 2025 | down 4.4% | 163rd |
| Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture | 76.3% | 2022 | unchanged | 57th |
| Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 13.1% | 82nd |
| Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population | 1.35 million hectares | 2024 | up 7.6% | 67th |
| Cereal yields | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 13.1% | 82nd |
| Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 13.1% | 82nd |
| Beef production | 20,349 tonnes | 2024 | down 5.2% | 125th |
| Capture fishery production | 208,365 metric tons | 2024 | down 7.8% | 63rd |
| Pig meat production | 115,276 tonnes | 2024 | up 10.0% | 56th |
| Meat production | 344,589 tonnes | 2024 | up 1.6% | 90th |
| Number of poultry birds | 19.64 million animals | 2024 | down 7.8% | 105th |
| Poultry meat per animal | 1.33 kilograms per animal | 2024 | up 7.9% | 101st |
| Pig meat per animal | 50 kilograms per animal | 2024 | unchanged | 122nd |
| Cattle meat per animal | 150 kilograms per animal | 2024 | unchanged | 139th |
| Number of cattle | 570,727 animals | 2024 | down 0.7% | 120th |
| Eggs per bird | 8.1 kilograms per animal | 2024 | down 6.6% | 112th |
| Chicken meat production | 22,522 tonnes | 2024 | down 33.2% | 129th |
| Chicken meat yield per animal | 1.1 kilograms per animal | 2024 | unchanged | 128th |
| Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat | 135,659 animals | 2024 | down 5.2% | 120th |
| Global meat production | 344,589 tonnes | 2024 | up 1.6% | 90th |
| Cereal production | 4.89 million tonnes | 2024 | down 6.5% | 61st |
| Land animals slaughtered for meat | 20.48 million animals | 2024 | down 33.2% | 124th |
| Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat | 371.67 animals | 2024 | down 5.2% | 120th |
| Number of pigs | 2.46 million animals | 2024 | up 17.3% | 42nd |
| Number of people employed in agriculture | 9.23 million people | 2025 | up 7.4% | 18th |
| Corn yields | 3.93 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 11.0% | 80th |
| Fish discards | 1,050 | 2018 | down 6.1% | 106th |
| Fish landings and discards | 1,050 | 2018 | down 6.1% | 106th |
| Tomato yields | 7.8 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.1% | 155th |
| Surface area | 120,540 sq. km | 2023 | unchanged | 100th |
| Agricultural land per capita | 0.0982 hectares per capita | 2023 | down 5.4% | 182nd |
| Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland | 0 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 100.0% | 187th |
| Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland | 4.71 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 69.6% | 122nd |
| Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland | 8.52 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 83.6% | 147th |
| Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland | 8.52 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 83.6% | 147th |
| Fish and seafood production | 284,000 tonnes | 2018 | up 5.6% | 54th |
| Fertilizer consumption | 33,674 tonnes | 2023 | down 81.0% | 117th |
| Fertilizer use by nutrient | 21,697 tonnes | 2023 | down 83.8% | 113th |
| Cropland area | 2.55 million hectares | 2023 | down 1.4% | 82nd |
| Share of employment in agriculture | 54.1% | 2025 | up 2.2% | 20th |
| Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita | 54.1% | 2025 | up 2.2% | 20th |
| Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita | 57.8% | 2025 | up 5.2% | 23rd |
| Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services | 54.1% | 2025 | up 2.2% | 20th |
| Deforestation driven by agricultural expansion and forest plantations | 415.65 | 2023 | up 1.4% | 84th |
| Potato yields | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 66.7% | 153rd |
| Per capita nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture | 48.45 kilograms per person | 2023 | down 37.7% | 171st |
| Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture | 1.28 million tonnes | 2023 | down 35.0% | 118th |
| Agricultural water withdrawals | 6.61 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | 49th |
| Total financial assistance and flows for agriculture, by recipient | 390,000 millions of constant united states dollars | 2024 | down 84.0% | 143rd |
| Land use vs. yield change in cereal production | 88 | 2014 | down 3.3% | 103rd |
| Bean yields | 0.8795 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1.0% | 88th |
| Fish catch by fishing sector | 75,456 | 2018 | up 43.0% | 71st |
| Seafood and fish production | 10,000 tonnes | 2018 | up 5.3% | 31st |
| Crop yields | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 19.9% | 113th |
| Wheat yields | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 19.9% | 113th |