Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in North Korea
North Korea: Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate was 2.01 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in North Korea, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 2.01 % change on previous year for cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 468.0% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in North Korea peaked at 56.21 % change on previous year in 1998 and was at its lowest, -46.95 % change on previous year, in 1995.
North Korea ranks 64th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 42.93 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.2514 % change on previous year | -100.6% |
| 1993 | 9.53 % change on previous year | -3889.7% |
| 1994 | -22.74 % change on previous year | -338.6% |
| 1995 | -46.95 % change on previous year | +106.5% |
| 1996 | -25.98 % change on previous year | -44.7% |
| 1997 | 7.31 % change on previous year | -128.1% |
| 1998 | 56.21 % change on previous year | +669.4% |
| 1999 | -8.32 % change on previous year | -114.8% |
| 2000 | -16.85 % change on previous year | +102.6% |
| 2001 | 26.96 % change on previous year | -260.0% |
| 2002 | 5.81 % change on previous year | -78.5% |
| 2003 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -67.9% |
| 2004 | 5.52 % change on previous year | +195.8% |
| 2005 | -1.8 % change on previous year | -132.7% |
| 2006 | 5.22 % change on previous year | -389.9% |
| 2007 | -17.56 % change on previous year | -436.2% |
| 2008 | 21.68 % change on previous year | -223.5% |
| 2009 | -5.36 % change on previous year | -124.7% |
| 2010 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -133.1% |
| 2011 | 4.74 % change on previous year | +167.6% |
| 2012 | 9.37 % change on previous year | +97.7% |
| 2013 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -84.4% |
| 2014 | 4.33 % change on previous year | +196.7% |
| 2015 | -11.99 % change on previous year | -377.1% |
| 2016 | 11.65 % change on previous year | -197.2% |
| 2017 | -1.56 % change on previous year | -113.4% |
| 2018 | -12.74 % change on previous year | +714.6% |
| 2019 | 25.04 % change on previous year | -296.6% |
| 2020 | -20.32 % change on previous year | -181.1% |
| 2021 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -106.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5738 % change on previous year | -56.6% |
| 2023 | -0.5452 % change on previous year | -195.0% |
| 2024 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -468.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.31 % change on previous year | -46.95 % change on previous year | 56.21 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.55 % change on previous year | -17.56 % change on previous year | 26.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.21 % change on previous year | -12.74 % change on previous year | 25.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.39 % change on previous year | -20.32 % change on previous year | 2.01 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 61 Saudi Arabia 2.39 % change on previous year compare
- 62 Czechia 2.37 % change on previous year compare
- 63 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.31 % change on previous year compare
- 65 Cambodia 1.86 % change on previous year compare
- 66 Bahamas 1.83 % change on previous year compare
- 67 Dominican Republic 1.82 % change on previous year compare
More poverty & inequality data for North Korea
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,610 kg per hectare (2024)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1119 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1119 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1328 (2023)
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.0% (2023)
- Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 1,673 (2017)
- Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 9.3% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in North Korea?
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in North Korea was 2.01 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 56.21 % change on previous year in 1998.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -46.95 % change on previous year in 1995.
- How does North Korea rank for cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate?
- North Korea ranks 64th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereal yield vs extreme poverty. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereal yield vs extreme poverty. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.