Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — North Korea

Land under cereal production in North Korea in 2024 — 1,353,402 ha. Ranked 33 in the world out of 79. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 5.5%.

2024 1.35M ha +0.04% vs 2023
World rank 33of 79
Period maximum 1.64M ha1978
Period minimum 1.21M ha2017

Trend over time

1961–2024 · hectares

Land under cereal production — North Korea, 1961–20241.2M1.4M1.6M1.8M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 1,432,000 ha1963: 1,476,000 ha1965: 1,460,000 ha1967: 1,490,000 ha1969: 1,508,000 ha1971: 1,514,000 ha1973: 1,558,000 ha1975: 1,616,000 ha1977: 1,635,000 ha1979: 1,635,000 ha1981: 1,630,000 ha1983: 1,592,000 ha1985: 1,573,000 ha1987: 1,633,000 ha1989: 1,631,000 ha1991: 1,573,441 ha1993: 1,491,319 ha1995: 1,515,183 ha1997: 1,446,943 ha1999: 1,348,472 ha2001: 1,286,500 ha2003: 1,351,565 ha2005: 1,379,377 ha2007: 1,332,386 ha2009: 1,318,971 ha2011: 1,309,000 ha2013: 1,306,500 ha2015: 1,226,457 ha2017: 1,206,343 ha2019: 1,302,420 ha2021: 1,338,946 ha2023: 1,352,806 ha2024: 1,353,402 ha
Change over the period: −78,598 (−5.49%) Average annual rate: -0.09 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North Korea

North Korea 1.35M ha
World 416M ha
Land under cereal production — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2024 1.35M +596 +0.04%
2023 1.35M +10,020 +0.75%
2022 1.34M +3,840 +0.29%
2021 1.34M +2,945 +0.22%
2020 1.34M +33,581 +2.58%
2019 1.3M +92,799 +7.67%
2018 1.21M +3,278 +0.27%
2017 1.21M −13,226 −1.08%
2016 1.22M −6,888 −0.56%
2015 1.23M −31,717 −2.52%
2014 1.26M −48,326 −3.7%
2013 1.31M −18,000 −1.36%
2012 1.32M +15,500 +1.18%
2011 1.31M −9,580 −0.73%
2010 1.32M −391 −0.03%
2009 1.32M +2,324 +0.18%
2008 1.32M −15,739 −1.18%
2007 1.33M +13,006 +0.99%
2006 1.32M −59,997 −4.35%
2005 1.38M +71,633 +5.48%
2004 1.31M −43,821 −3.24%
2003 1.35M +31,818 +2.41%
2002 1.32M +33,247 +2.58%
2001 1.29M +47,978 +3.87%
2000 1.24M −109,950 −8.15%
1999 1.35M −76,578 −5.37%
1998 1.43M −21,893 −1.51%
1997 1.45M +40,567 +2.88%
1996 1.41M −108,807 −7.18%
1995 1.52M −8,959 −0.59%
1994 1.52M +32,823 +2.2%
1993 1.49M −60,568 −3.9%
1992 1.55M −21,554 −1.37%
1991 1.57M −27,273 −1.7%
1990 1.6M −30,286 −1.86%
1989 1.63M +16,000 +0.99%
1988 1.62M −18,000 −1.1%
1987 1.63M +72,000 +4.61%
1986 1.56M −12,000 −0.76%
1985 1.57M −7,000 −0.44%
1984 1.58M −12,000 −0.75%
1983 1.59M +4,000 +0.25%
1982 1.59M −42,000 −2.58%
1981 1.63M +19,000 +1.18%
1980 1.61M −24,000 −1.47%
1979 1.64M −3,000 −0.18%
1978 1.64M +3,000 +0.18%
1977 1.64M +17,000 +1.05%
1976 1.62M +2,000 +0.12%
1975 1.62M +24,000 +1.51%
1974 1.59M +34,000 +2.18%
1973 1.56M +35,000 +2.3%
1972 1.52M +9,000 +0.59%
1971 1.51M +4,000 +0.26%
1970 1.51M +2,000 +0.13%
1969 1.51M +25,000 +1.69%
1968 1.48M −7,000 −0.47%
1967 1.49M +6,000 +0.4%
1966 1.48M +24,000 +1.64%
1965 1.46M −19,000 −1.28%
1964 1.48M +3,000 +0.2%
1963 1.48M +40,000 +2.79%
1962 1.44M +4,000 +0.28%
1961 1.43M

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.