Food production index in North Korea

Food production in North Korea stood at 94.9 (2014-16 = 100) in 2024.

Measure: Food production index (2014 to 2016 = 100) Unit: Index, 2014 to 2016 = 100 Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
North Korea, 2024 94.9 Index, 2014 to 2016 = 100
Change from 2023 +0.6% 2023: 94.3 (2014-16 = 100)
World, 2020 100.0 (2014-16 = 100) Official aggregate Not the same period as North Korea (2024).
Position in 2024 157th of 192 See the full ranking

Food production index in North Korea over time

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Index, 2014 to 2016 = 100. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Food production index (2014 to 2016 = 100) (index, 2014 to 2016 = 100), 2000 to 2024
Period North KoreaWorld
2024 94.9 (2014-16 = 100) –
2023 94.3 (2014-16 = 100) –
2022 94.5 (2014-16 = 100) –
2021 94.1 (2014-16 = 100) –
2020 94.2 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2019 102.2 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2018 92.2 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2017 95.2 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2016 98.3 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2015 98.5 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2014 103.2 (2014-16 = 100) 99.3 (2014-16 = 100)
2013 104.8 (2014-16 = 100) 99.3 (2014-16 = 100)
2012 103.0 (2014-16 = 100) 99.3 (2014-16 = 100)
2011 100.4 (2014-16 = 100) 104.6 (2014-16 = 100)
2010 99.2 (2014-16 = 100) 99.5 (2014-16 = 100)
2009 98.9 (2014-16 = 100) 102.8 (2014-16 = 100)
2008 100.1 (2014-16 = 100) 101.1 (2014-16 = 100)
2007 94.1 (2014-16 = 100) 100.5 (2014-16 = 100)
2006 101.7 (2014-16 = 100) 101.2 (2014-16 = 100)
2005 103.2 (2014-16 = 100) 100.3 (2014-16 = 100)
2004 101.4 (2014-16 = 100) 97.5 (2014-16 = 100)
2003 99.8 (2014-16 = 100) 98.6 (2014-16 = 100)
2002 98.0 (2014-16 = 100) 91.7 (2014-16 = 100)
2001 96.3 (2014-16 = 100) 89.9 (2014-16 = 100)
2000 86.3 (2014-16 = 100) 83.2 (2014-16 = 100)

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6% from 94.3 (2014-16 = 100) in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 103.2 (2014-16 = 100), the figure has changed by −8.1%.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, North Korea has the 157th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.PRD.FOOD.XD · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for North Korea
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)