Potatoes production in North Korea
In 2024 North Korea produced 413,319 t of potatoes, the 72nd largest in the world (0.11% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 74%. The record was 2.3 million t in 2001. Area harvested: 128,911 ha, yield 3.2 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 413,319 t
- World rank
- 72 of 152
- 10-year change
- −74%
- Record
- 2.3 million t
- 2001
Potatoes in North Korea, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
North Korea compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.11%
- 0.43% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 3.2
- world 22.9 (−86%)
- kg per person
- 15.6
- world 47.8
- 10-year change
- −74%
- world +6.0%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Myanmar | 422,111 | 0.11% |
| 71 | Burundi | 420,224 | 0.11% |
| 72 | North Korea | 413,319 | 0.11% |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 387,349 | 0.10% |
| 74 | Switzerland | 370,665 | 0.09% |
Map of world production of potatoes
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 | 413,319 | −12% | 128,911 | 3.21 |
| 2023 | 468,258 | −13% | 142,599 | 3.28 |
| 2022 | 536,177 | −16% | 155,756 | 3.44 |
| 2021 | 636,952 | −3.7% | 149,513 | 4.26 |
| 2020 | 661,092 | −3.4% | 146,737 | 4.51 |
| 2019 | 684,587 | +20% | 147,129 | 4.65 |
| 2018 | 570,807 | +34% | 169,806 | 3.36 |
| 2017 | 425,047 | −28% | 157,569 | 2.70 |
| 2016 | 587,642 | −65% | 154,979 | 3.79 |
| 2015 | 1,683,000 | +6.9% | 236,302 | 7.12 |
| 2014 | 1,575,000 | −13% | 163,558 | 9.63 |
| 2013 | 1,804,000 | +19% | 144,000 | 12.53 |
| 2012 | 1,520,000 | −13% | 134,000 | 11.34 |
| 2011 | 1,756,000 | +2.8% | 139,000 | 12.63 |
| 2010 | 1,708,000 | +9.5% | 133,000 | 12.84 |
| 2009 | 1,560,000 | +2.6% | 133,000 | 11.73 |
| 2008 | 1,520,280 | −20% | 180,690 | 8.41 |
| 2007 | 1,900,000 | −5.0% | 177,841 | 10.68 |
| 2006 | 2,000,000 | −3.4% | 186,325 | 10.73 |
| 2005 | 2,070,000 | +0.9% | 190,000 | 10.89 |
| 2004 | 2,052,000 | +1.4% | 189,000 | 10.86 |
| 2003 | 2,023,000 | +7.4% | 187,168 | 10.81 |
| 2002 | 1,884,000 | −17% | 198,000 | 9.52 |
| 2001 | 2,268,000 | +21% | 187,700 | 12.08 |
| 2000 | 1,870,000 | +27% | 188,000 | 9.95 |
| 1999 | 1,473,000 | +16% | 187,000 | 7.88 |
| 1998 | 1,269,000 | +59% | 120,000 | 10.58 |
| 1997 | 800,000 | +57% | 80,000 | 10.00 |
| 1996 | 510,000 | +17% | 48,000 | 10.63 |
| 1995 | 436,000 | −24% | 45,000 | 9.69 |
| 1994 | 573,000 | +43% | 55,000 | 10.42 |
| 1993 | 402,000 | −54% | 35,000 | 11.49 |
| 1992 | 867,000 | +11% | 72,000 | 12.04 |
| 1991 | 780,000 | −3.7% | 68,064 | 11.46 |
| 1990 | 810,000 | +1.3% | 61,000 | 13.28 |
| 1989 | 800,000 | +5.3% | 60,000 | 13.33 |
| 1988 | 760,000 | −2.6% | 58,000 | 13.10 |
| 1987 | 780,000 | +2.6% | 60,000 | 13.00 |
| 1986 | 760,000 | +2.7% | 58,000 | 13.10 |
| 1985 | 740,000 | +8.8% | 58,000 | 12.76 |
| 1984 | 680,000 | +3.0% | 56,000 | 12.14 |
| 1983 | 660,000 | +3.1% | 54,000 | 12.22 |
| 1982 | 640,000 | +3.2% | 51,000 | 12.55 |
| 1981 | 620,000 | 0.0% | 52,000 | 11.92 |
| 1980 | 620,000 | +3.3% | 50,000 | 12.40 |
| 1979 | 600,000 | +0.8% | 48,000 | 12.50 |
| 1978 | 595,000 | +6.3% | 47,000 | 12.66 |
| 1977 | 560,000 | +7.7% | 45,000 | 12.44 |
| 1976 | 520,000 | +8.3% | 42,000 | 12.38 |
| 1975 | 480,000 | +20% | 40,000 | 12.00 |
| 1974 | 400,000 | 0.0% | 38,000 | 10.53 |
| 1973 | 400,000 | 0.0% | 38,000 | 10.53 |
| 1972 | 400,000 | 0.0% | 38,000 | 10.53 |
| 1971 | 400,000 | 0.0% | 38,000 | 10.53 |
| 1970 | 400,000 | +2.6% | 38,000 | 10.53 |
| 1969 | 390,000 | 0.0% | 36,000 | 10.83 |
| 1968 | 390,000 | 0.0% | 36,000 | 10.83 |
| 1967 | 390,000 | 0.0% | 36,000 | 10.83 |
| 1966 | 390,000 | 0.0% | 36,000 | 10.83 |
| 1965 | 390,000 | 0.0% | 36,000 | 10.83 |
| 1964 | 390,000 | 0.0% | 36,000 | 10.83 |
| 1963 | 390,000 | 0.0% | 36,000 | 10.83 |
| 1962 | 390,000 | 0.0% | 36,000 | 10.83 |
| 1961 | 390,000 | — | 36,000 | 10.83 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of potatoes in North Korea?
North Korea produced 413,319 t in 2024, 0.11% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does North Korea rank in the world for production of potatoes?
North Korea ranked 72nd of 152 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 24.3% of the world total.
How has the production of potatoes in North Korea changed?
It fell by 74% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +6.0% for the world. The record was 2.3 million t in 2001.
What is the yield of potatoes in North Korea?
3.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (413,319 t from 128,911 ha), against a world average of 22.9 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 imputed 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.