Oats production in North Korea
In 2024 North Korea produced 14,038 t of oats, the 49th largest in the world (0.06% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 7.5%. The record was 96,000 t in 1977. Area harvested: 10,916 ha, yield 1.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 14,038 t
- World rank
- 49 of 74
- 10-year change
- −7.5%
- Record
- 96,000 t
- 1977
Oats in North Korea, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
North Korea compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.06%
- 0.07% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.3
- world 2.6 (−51%)
- kg per person
- 0.53
- world 2.75
- 10-year change
- −7.5%
- world −2.2%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Bolivia | 22,328 | 0.10% |
| 48 | Belgium | 14,080 | 0.06% |
| 49 | North Korea | 14,038 | 0.06% |
| 50 | Morocco | 11,012 | 0.05% |
| 51 | Armenia | 9,646 | 0.04% |
Map of world production of oats
Share of the world total; North Korea is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14,038 | +0.3% | 10,916 | 1.29 |
| 2023 | 13,998 | −0.2% | 10,918 | 1.28 |
| 2022 | 14,027 | −0.4% | 10,920 | 1.28 |
| 2021 | 14,088 | +1.5% | 10,911 | 1.29 |
| 2020 | 13,878 | −1.7% | 10,922 | 1.27 |
| 2019 | 14,114 | −1.1% | 10,926 | 1.29 |
| 2018 | 14,272 | −1.2% | 10,887 | 1.31 |
| 2017 | 14,450 | −1.7% | 10,903 | 1.33 |
| 2016 | 14,694 | +9.0% | 11,052 | 1.33 |
| 2015 | 13,478 | −11% | 10,196 | 1.32 |
| 2014 | 15,179 | −1.6% | 11,460 | 1.32 |
| 2013 | 15,426 | −1.0% | 11,500 | 1.34 |
| 2012 | 15,589 | +14% | 11,500 | 1.36 |
| 2011 | 13,697 | −1.4% | 10,000 | 1.37 |
| 2010 | 13,886 | −3.2% | 10,035 | 1.38 |
| 2009 | 14,347 | −4.4% | 10,263 | 1.40 |
| 2008 | 15,000 | 0.0% | 10,622 | 1.41 |
| 2007 | 15,000 | 0.0% | 10,517 | 1.43 |
| 2006 | 15,000 | 0.0% | 10,414 | 1.44 |
| 2005 | 15,000 | 0.0% | 10,313 | 1.45 |
| 2004 | 15,000 | 0.0% | 10,458 | 1.43 |
| 2003 | 15,000 | 0.0% | 10,222 | 1.47 |
| 2002 | 15,000 | +36% | 10,000 | 1.50 |
| 2001 | 11,000 | −45% | 7,500 | 1.47 |
| 2000 | 20,000 | +11% | 13,000 | 1.54 |
| 1999 | 18,000 | −10.0% | 11,472 | 1.57 |
| 1998 | 20,000 | +5.3% | 12,550 | 1.59 |
| 1997 | 19,000 | +90% | 12,000 | 1.58 |
| 1996 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 6,347 | 1.58 |
| 1995 | 10,000 | −67% | 7,000 | 1.43 |
| 1994 | 30,000 | −25% | 18,000 | 1.67 |
| 1993 | 40,000 | −20% | 20,000 | 2.00 |
| 1992 | 50,000 | −19% | 25,000 | 2.00 |
| 1991 | 62,000 | +22% | 32,596 | 1.90 |
| 1990 | 50,802 | −15% | 28,571 | 1.78 |
| 1989 | 60,000 | −14% | 30,000 | 2.00 |
| 1988 | 70,000 | 0.0% | 35,000 | 2.00 |
| 1987 | 70,000 | −6.7% | 35,000 | 2.00 |
| 1986 | 75,000 | 0.0% | 38,000 | 1.97 |
| 1985 | 75,000 | 0.0% | 38,000 | 1.97 |
| 1984 | 75,000 | +2.7% | 40,000 | 1.88 |
| 1983 | 73,000 | +7.4% | 40,000 | 1.83 |
| 1982 | 68,000 | −4.2% | 40,000 | 1.70 |
| 1981 | 71,000 | −5.3% | 43,000 | 1.65 |
| 1980 | 75,000 | +2.7% | 43,000 | 1.74 |
| 1979 | 73,000 | −8.8% | 45,000 | 1.62 |
| 1978 | 80,000 | −17% | 45,000 | 1.78 |
| 1977 | 96,000 | +4.3% | 48,000 | 2.00 |
| 1976 | 92,000 | 0.0% | 48,000 | 1.92 |
| 1975 | 92,000 | +4.5% | 50,000 | 1.84 |
| 1974 | 88,000 | +6.0% | 50,000 | 1.76 |
| 1973 | 83,000 | −9.8% | 50,000 | 1.66 |
| 1972 | 92,000 | +3.4% | 55,000 | 1.67 |
| 1971 | 89,000 | −6.3% | 55,000 | 1.62 |
| 1970 | 95,000 | 0.0% | 56,000 | 1.70 |
| 1969 | 95,000 | +5.6% | 56,000 | 1.70 |
| 1968 | 90,000 | 0.0% | 55,000 | 1.64 |
| 1967 | 90,000 | 0.0% | 55,000 | 1.64 |
| 1966 | 90,000 | +5.9% | 54,000 | 1.67 |
| 1965 | 85,000 | 0.0% | 52,000 | 1.63 |
| 1964 | 85,000 | 0.0% | 50,000 | 1.70 |
| 1963 | 85,000 | 0.0% | 50,000 | 1.70 |
| 1962 | 85,000 | +6.3% | 50,000 | 1.70 |
| 1961 | 80,000 | — | 48,000 | 1.67 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of oats in North Korea?
North Korea produced 14,038 t in 2024, 0.06% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does North Korea rank in the world for production of oats?
North Korea ranked 49th of 74 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Canada with 15.0% of the world total.
How has the production of oats in North Korea changed?
It fell by 7.5% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −2.2% for the world. The record was 96,000 t in 1977.
What is the yield of oats in North Korea?
1.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (14,038 t from 10,916 ha), against a world average of 2.6 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for North Korea is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.