Cereal production — all countries

Cereal production — North Korea

Cereal production in North Korea in 2024 — 4,885,461 t. Ranked 26 in the world out of 79. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 36.4%.

2024 4.89M t +2.05% vs 2023
World rank 26of 79
Period maximum 9.14M t1993
Period minimum 2.61M t1996

Trend over time

1961–2024 · tonnes

Cereal production — North Korea, 1961–202402.5M5M7.5M10M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 3,583,000 t1963: 4,053,500 t1965: 3,707,000 t1967: 3,787,800 t1969: 4,378,400 t1971: 4,499,200 t1973: 4,816,500 t1975: 5,246,700 t1977: 5,798,900 t1979: 6,006,100 t1981: 6,254,900 t1983: 5,481,000 t1985: 5,841,000 t1987: 6,240,000 t1989: 6,466,000 t1991: 8,823,710 t1993: 9,137,000 t1995: 3,805,000 t1997: 2,886,000 t1999: 3,852,000 t2001: 3,879,704 t2003: 4,393,000 t2005: 4,645,400 t2007: 3,892,500 t2009: 4,437,510 t2011: 4,694,508 t2013: 5,199,406 t2015: 4,481,458 t2017: 4,844,532 t2019: 5,707,075 t2021: 4,737,035 t2023: 4,787,301 t2024: 4,885,461 t
Change over the period: +1.3M (+36.35%) Average annual rate: 0.49 %

Comparison, 2024

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

North Korea 4.89M t
World 1.64B t
Cereal production — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year t Change Change, %
2024 4.89M +98,161 +2.05%
2023 4.79M +9,403 +0.2%
2022 4.78M +40,864 +0.86%
2021 4.74M +72,076 +1.55%
2020 4.66M −1.04M −18.26%
2019 5.71M +1.47M +34.64%
2018 4.24M −605,712 −12.5%
2017 4.84M −130,952 −2.63%
2016 4.98M +494,027 +11.02%
2015 4.48M −742,268 −14.21%
2014 5.22M +24,320 +0.47%
2013 5.2M +4,202 +0.08%
2012 5.2M +500,696 +10.67%
2011 4.69M +179,637 +3.98%
2010 4.51M +77,361 +1.74%
2009 4.44M −243,018 −5.19%
2008 4.68M +788,028 +20.24%
2007 3.89M −783,000 −16.75%
2006 4.68M +30,100 +0.65%
2005 4.65M +160,400 +3.58%
2004 4.49M +92,000 +2.09%
2003 4.39M +182,000 +4.32%
2002 4.21M +331,296 +8.54%
2001 3.88M +937,704 +31.87%
2000 2.94M −910,000 −23.62%
1999 3.85M −588,000 −13.24%
1998 4.44M +1.55M +53.85%
1997 2.89M +272,000 +10.41%
1996 2.61M −1.19M −31.3%
1995 3.81M −3.41M −47.26%
1994 7.22M −1.92M −21.04%
1993 9.14M +456,000 +5.25%
1992 8.68M −142,710 −1.62%
1991 8.82M +2.54M +40.5%
1990 6.28M −185,695 −2.87%
1989 6.47M +214,000 +3.42%
1988 6.25M +12,000 +0.19%
1987 6.24M +8,000 +0.13%
1986 6.23M +391,000 +6.69%
1985 5.84M +16,000 +0.27%
1984 5.83M +344,000 +6.28%
1983 5.48M +152,000 +2.85%
1982 5.33M −925,900 −14.8%
1981 6.25M +502,500 +8.74%
1980 5.75M −253,700 −4.22%
1979 6.01M +207,900 +3.59%
1978 5.8M −700 −0.01%
1977 5.8M +308,300 +5.62%
1976 5.49M +243,900 +4.65%
1975 5.25M +178,700 +3.53%
1974 5.07M +251,500 +5.22%
1973 4.82M +507,000 +11.76%
1972 4.31M −189,700 −4.22%
1971 4.5M +134,700 +3.09%
1970 4.36M −13,900 −0.32%
1969 4.38M +716,400 +19.56%
1968 3.66M −125,800 −3.32%
1967 3.79M −285,500 −7.01%
1966 4.07M +366,300 +9.88%
1965 3.71M −505,100 −11.99%
1964 4.21M +158,600 +3.91%
1963 4.05M +328,400 +8.82%
1962 3.73M +142,100 +3.97%
1961 3.58M

About the indicator

Production of cereal crops in tonnes: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat and mixed grains. Only grain harvested dry is counted; crops harvested for hay or green fodder are excluded.

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