Wheat production in North Korea

Wheat production in North Korea was 90,073 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.9% from 2023. That is the 82nd highest of 123 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes90,073 Estimated
Change on 2023+1.9%
Rank82nd of 123Countries ranked
Series high199,0002006
Series low39,0002016

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Wheat production in North Korea, 1961 to 2024

050K100K150K200K19611971198119912001201120241961: 85,000 tonnes1962: 87,000 tonnes1963: 94,000 tonnes1964: 98,000 tonnes1965: 88,000 tonnes1966: 96,000 tonnes1967: 91,000 tonnes1968: 87,000 tonnes1969: 88,000 tonnes1970: 88,000 tonnes1971: 91,000 tonnes1972: 87,000 tonnes1973: 98,000 tonnes1974: 102,000 tonnes1975: 106,000 tonnes1976: 108,000 tonnes1977: 115,000 tonnes1978: 111,000 tonnes1979: 115,000 tonnes1980: 99,000 tonnes1981: 114,000 tonnes1982: 121,000 tonnes1983: 124,000 tonnes1984: 132,000 tonnes1985: 127,000 tonnes1986: 143,000 tonnes1987: 133,000 tonnes1988: 128,000 tonnes1989: 129,000 tonnes1990: 116,000 tonnes1991: 135,000 tonnes1992: 123,000 tonnes1993: 123,000 tonnes1994: 125,000 tonnes1995: 125,000 tonnes1996: 100,000 tonnes1997: 100,000 tonnes1998: 165,000 tonnes1999: 97,000 tonnes2000: 50,000 tonnes2001: 123,866 tonnes2002: 145,000 tonnes2003: 161,000 tonnes2004: 175,000 tonnes2005: 193,000 tonnes2006: 199,000 tonnes2007: 195,000 tonnes2008: 175,000 tonnes2009: 169,000 tonnes2010: 160,000 tonnes2011: 127,000 tonnes2012: 74,000 tonnes2013: 75,000 tonnes2014: 45,000 tonnes2015: 55,000 tonnes2016: 39,000 tonnes2017: 43,800 tonnes2018: 50,900 tonnes2019: 87,500 tonnes2020: 89,000 tonnes2021: 88,250 tonnes2022: 88,600 tonnes2023: 88,400 tonnes2024: 90,073 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Wheat, production, t (item 15, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodtonnes
202490,073 Estimated
202388,400 Estimated
202288,600 Estimated
202188,250 Estimated
202089,000 Estimated
201987,500 Estimated
201850,900 Estimated
201743,800 Estimated
201639,000
201555,000
201445,000
201375,000
201274,000
2011127,000
2010160,000
2009169,000
2008175,000
2007195,000
2006199,000
2005193,000
2004175,000
2003161,000
2002145,000
2001123,866
200050,000
199997,000
1998165,000
1997100,000
1996100,000 Estimated
1995125,000
1994125,000
1993123,000
1992123,000
1991135,000
1990116,000
1989129,000
1988128,000
1987133,000
1986143,000
1985127,000
1984132,000
1983124,000
1982121,000
1981114,000
198099,000
1979115,000
1978111,000
1977115,000
1976108,000
1975106,000
1974102,000
197398,000
197287,000
197191,000
197088,000
196988,000
196887,000
196791,000
196696,000
196588,000
196498,000
196394,000
196287,000
196185,000

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Definition

Quantity of wheat grain (all wheat species, including spelt and durum) 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.

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.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Wheat, production, t (item 15, 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): Wheat, production, t (item 15, element 5510) (Wheat 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): Wheat, production, t (item 15, element 5510), Wheat 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/wheat-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): Wheat, production, t (item 15, element 5510). Wheat 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/wheat-production/north-korea.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Wheat, production, t (item 15, element 5510), Wheat 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/wheat-production/north-korea (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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}
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What is the wheat production in North Korea?

Wheat production in North Korea was 90,073 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.9% from 2023. That is the 82nd highest of 123 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Wheat, production, t (item 15, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest wheat production in North Korea?

199,000 tonnes in 2006, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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