Maize (corn) production in North Korea

Maize (corn) production in North Korea was 2,300,000 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 41st highest of 169 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes2,300,000
Change on 20230%
Rank41st of 169Countries ranked
Series high4,200,0001991
Series low825,0001996

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Maize (corn) production in North Korea, 1961 to 2024

01M2M3M4M5M19611971198119912001201120241961: 1,245,000 tonnes1962: 1,305,000 tonnes1963: 1,430,000 tonnes1964: 1,505,000 tonnes1965: 1,315,000 tonnes1966: 1,465,000 tonnes1967: 1,365,000 tonnes1968: 1,320,000 tonnes1969: 1,620,000 tonnes1970: 1,610,000 tonnes1971: 1,670,000 tonnes1972: 1,595,000 tonnes1973: 1,790,000 tonnes1974: 1,915,000 tonnes1975: 2,000,000 tonnes1976: 2,200,000 tonnes1977: 2,300,000 tonnes1978: 2,400,000 tonnes1979: 2,500,000 tonnes1980: 2,700,000 tonnes1981: 2,800,000 tonnes1982: 2,900,000 tonnes1983: 3,000,000 tonnes1984: 3,200,000 tonnes1985: 3,300,000 tonnes1986: 3,400,000 tonnes1987: 3,500,000 tonnes1988: 3,600,000 tonnes1989: 3,800,000 tonnes1990: 4,000,000 tonnes1991: 4,200,000 tonnes1992: 3,718,000 tonnes1993: 3,937,000 tonnes1994: 3,547,000 tonnes1995: 1,366,000 tonnes1996: 825,000 tonnes1997: 1,014,000 tonnes1998: 1,765,000 tonnes1999: 1,235,000 tonnes2000: 1,041,000 tonnes2001: 1,483,000 tonnes2002: 1,651,000 tonnes2003: 1,725,000 tonnes2004: 1,727,000 tonnes2005: 1,630,000 tonnes2006: 1,750,000 tonnes2007: 1,587,000 tonnes2008: 1,411,390 tonnes2009: 1,705,000 tonnes2010: 1,683,000 tonnes2011: 1,857,000 tonnes2012: 2,040,000 tonnes2013: 2,002,000 tonnes2014: 2,349,100 tonnes2015: 2,287,800 tonnes2016: 2,195,244 tonnes2017: 2,199,755 tonnes2018: 1,876,153 tonnes2019: 2,566,571 tonnes2020: 2,214,121 tonnes2021: 2,300,000 tonnes2022: 2,300,000 tonnes2023: 2,300,000 tonnes2024: 2,300,000 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodtonnes
20242,300,000
20232,300,000
20222,300,000
20212,300,000
20202,214,121
20192,566,571
20181,876,153
20172,199,755
20162,195,244
20152,287,800
20142,349,100
20132,002,000
20122,040,000
20111,857,000
20101,683,000
20091,705,000
20081,411,390
20071,587,000
20061,750,000
20051,630,000
20041,727,000
20031,725,000
20021,651,000
20011,483,000
20001,041,000
19991,235,000
19981,765,000
19971,014,000
1996825,000
19951,366,000
19943,547,000
19933,937,000
19923,718,000
19914,200,000
19904,000,000 Estimated
19893,800,000 Estimated
19883,600,000 Estimated
19873,500,000 Estimated
19863,400,000 Estimated
19853,300,000 Estimated
19843,200,000 Estimated
19833,000,000 Estimated
19822,900,000 Estimated
19812,800,000 Estimated
19802,700,000 Estimated
19792,500,000 Estimated
19782,400,000 Estimated
19772,300,000 Estimated
19762,200,000 Estimated
19752,000,000 Estimated
19741,915,000
19731,790,000
19721,595,000
19711,670,000
19701,610,000
19691,620,000
19681,320,000
19671,365,000
19661,465,000
19651,315,000
19641,505,000
19631,430,000
19621,305,000
19611,245,000

Rankings

Definition

Quantity of maize (corn) harvested dry for grain produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

Green maize and maize cut for forage are not included. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510) (Maize (corn) production, North Korea, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510), Maize (corn) production, North Korea, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/north-korea. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Maize (corn) production, North Korea, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/north-korea.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510), Maize (corn) production, North Korea, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/north-korea (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510): Maize (corn) production, North Korea, 1961 to 2024}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/north-korea. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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What is the maize (corn) production in North Korea?

Maize (corn) production in North Korea was 2,300,000 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 41st highest of 169 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest maize (corn) production in North Korea?

4,200,000 tonnes in 1991, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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