Cereal yield in North Korea
North Korea: Cereal yield was 3,610 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in North Korea, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield in North Korea is 3,610 kg per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in North Korea peaked at 6,127 kg per hectare in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1,859 kg per hectare, in 1996.
North Korea ranks 79th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,654 kg per hectare | 2,469 kg per hectare | 2,903 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,237 kg per hectare | 2,830 kg per hectare | 3,674 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,726 kg per hectare | 3,356 kg per hectare | 3,992 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,832 kg per hectare | 1,859 kg per hectare | 6,127 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,201 kg per hectare | 2,375 kg per hectare | 3,555 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,870 kg per hectare | 3,424 kg per hectare | 4,382 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,547 kg per hectare | 3,492 kg per hectare | 3,610 kg per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for North Korea
- Rural population 35.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 9.52 million (2025)
- Cereal production 4.89 million metric tons (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.35 million hectares (2024)
- Agricultural land 21.6% (2023)
- Land area 120,410 sq. km (2023)
- Arable land 0.0869 hectares per person (2023)
- Permanent cropland 2.1% (2023)
- Agricultural land 25,953 sq. km (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in North Korea?
- Cereal yield in North Korea was 3,610 kg per hectare in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 6,127 kg per hectare in 1993.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,859 kg per hectare in 1996.
- How does North Korea rank for cereal yield?
- North Korea ranks 79th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.