What is egg production, per square kilometre in North Korea?

Egg production, per square kilometre in North Korea was 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest egg production, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?

The highest recorded value was 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre in 1991.

What is the lowest egg production, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3023 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.

How does North Korea rank for egg production, per square kilometre?

North Korea ranks 62nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.

Is egg production, per square kilometre rising or falling in North Korea?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this North Korea data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Egg production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egg production, per square kilometre in North Korea

Name: Egg production, per square kilometre in North Korea
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

North Korea: Egg production, per square kilometre was 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

1.06 tonnes per square kilometre

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

62nd

of 190 countries

All-time high

1.26 tonnes per square kilometre

in 1991

All-time low

0.3023 tonnes per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Egg production, per square kilometre in North Korea, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.

Analysis

North Korea recorded 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre for egg production, per square kilometre in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egg production, per square kilometre in North Korea peaked at 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3023 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places North Korea 62nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Egg production, per square kilometre in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Egg production, per square kilometre in North Korea, 1961 to 2023.
Year	tonnes per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.3023 tonnes per square kilometre	—
1962	0.3139 tonnes per square kilometre	+3.8%
1963	0.3256 tonnes per square kilometre	+3.7%
1964	0.3721 tonnes per square kilometre	+14.3%
1965	0.38 tonnes per square kilometre	+2.1%
1966	0.3854 tonnes per square kilometre	+1.4%
1967	0.4094 tonnes per square kilometre	+6.2%
1968	0.4179 tonnes per square kilometre	+2.1%
1969	0.4425 tonnes per square kilometre	+5.9%
1970	0.4485 tonnes per square kilometre	+1.4%
1971	0.4817 tonnes per square kilometre	+7.4%
1972	0.5149 tonnes per square kilometre	+6.9%
1973	0.5481 tonnes per square kilometre	+6.5%
1974	0.5647 tonnes per square kilometre	+3.0%
1975	0.5813 tonnes per square kilometre	+2.9%
1976	0.6312 tonnes per square kilometre	+8.6%
1977	0.6727 tonnes per square kilometre	+6.6%
1978	0.7682 tonnes per square kilometre	+14.2%
1979	0.8263 tonnes per square kilometre	+7.6%
1980	0.872 tonnes per square kilometre	+5.5%
1981	0.8886 tonnes per square kilometre	+1.9%
1982	0.9135 tonnes per square kilometre	+2.8%
1983	0.9551 tonnes per square kilometre	+4.5%
1984	0.9966 tonnes per square kilometre	+4.3%
1985	1.04 tonnes per square kilometre	+4.2%
1986	1.1 tonnes per square kilometre	+5.6%
1987	1.12 tonnes per square kilometre	+2.3%
1988	1.14 tonnes per square kilometre	+1.5%
1989	1.16 tonnes per square kilometre	+2.2%
1990	1.2 tonnes per square kilometre	+3.6%
1991	1.26 tonnes per square kilometre	+4.8%
1992	0.9717 tonnes per square kilometre	-23.0%
1993	0.8471 tonnes per square kilometre	-12.8%
1994	0.7558 tonnes per square kilometre	-10.8%
1995	0.6312 tonnes per square kilometre	-16.5%
1996	0.7558 tonnes per square kilometre	+19.7%
1997	0.5813 tonnes per square kilometre	-23.1%
1998	0.6852 tonnes per square kilometre	+17.9%
1999	0.789 tonnes per square kilometre	+15.2%
2000	0.9135 tonnes per square kilometre	+15.8%
2001	0.9966 tonnes per square kilometre	+9.1%
2002	1.08 tonnes per square kilometre	+8.3%
2003	1.12 tonnes per square kilometre	+3.8%
2004	1.14 tonnes per square kilometre	+1.5%
2005	1.08 tonnes per square kilometre	-5.1%
2006	0.9135 tonnes per square kilometre	-15.4%
2007	0.8554 tonnes per square kilometre	-6.4%
2008	0.8886 tonnes per square kilometre	+3.9%
2009	0.8637 tonnes per square kilometre	-2.8%
2010	0.9468 tonnes per square kilometre	+9.6%
2011	0.9966 tonnes per square kilometre	+5.3%
2012	1.04 tonnes per square kilometre	+4.2%
2013	1.04 tonnes per square kilometre	+0.0%
2014	1.08 tonnes per square kilometre	+4.0%
2015	1.05 tonnes per square kilometre	-2.3%
2016	1.08 tonnes per square kilometre	+2.4%
2017	1.06 tonnes per square kilometre	-1.5%
2018	1.06 tonnes per square kilometre	+0.0%
2019	1.01 tonnes per square kilometre	-5.0%
2020	1.06 tonnes per square kilometre	+4.8%
2021	1.08 tonnes per square kilometre	+2.4%
2022	1.05 tonnes per square kilometre	-3.1%
2023	1.06 tonnes per square kilometre	+1.3%

North Korea compared with similar countries

North Korea's 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0447 tonnes per square kilometre, 23.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
North Korea's 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3964 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3721 tonnes per square kilometre	0.3023 tonnes per square kilometre	0.4425 tonnes per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.6038 tonnes per square kilometre	0.4485 tonnes per square kilometre	0.8263 tonnes per square kilometre	10
1980s	1.02 tonnes per square kilometre	0.872 tonnes per square kilometre	1.16 tonnes per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.8484 tonnes per square kilometre	0.5813 tonnes per square kilometre	1.26 tonnes per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.985 tonnes per square kilometre	0.8554 tonnes per square kilometre	1.14 tonnes per square kilometre	10
2010s	1.04 tonnes per square kilometre	0.9468 tonnes per square kilometre	1.08 tonnes per square kilometre	10
2020s	1.06 tonnes per square kilometre	1.05 tonnes per square kilometre	1.08 tonnes per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near North Korea

59 Ukraine 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre compare
60 Cyprus 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre compare
61 Uzbekistan 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre compare
63 Dominica 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre compare
64 Moldova 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre compare
65 Jordan 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is egg production, per square kilometre in North Korea?: Egg production, per square kilometre in North Korea was 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest egg production, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?: The highest recorded value was 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre in 1991.
What is the lowest egg production, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3023 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
How does North Korea rank for egg production, per square kilometre?: North Korea ranks 62nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is egg production, per square kilometre rising or falling in North Korea?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Korea data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Egg production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Egg production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Egg production ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Egg production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Egg production, per square kilometre
Unit: tonnes per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 190 places, 10,878 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 27 September 2026

Egg production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.