Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita was 0.0115 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in North Korea, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0.0115 units per person for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 112.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.0379 units per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, -0.0174 units per person, in 1976.
That places North Korea 77th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1962 | -0.0006 units per person | +195.3% |
| 1963 | -0.0029 units per person | +368.9% |
| 1964 | -0.0018 units per person | -38.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0076 units per person | -517.0% |
| 1966 | -0.0013 units per person | -117.4% |
| 1967 | -0.0004 units per person | -66.2% |
| 1968 | -0.0004 units per person | -16.1% |
| 1969 | -0.0012 units per person | +213.0% |
| 1970 | -0.0007 units per person | -44.0% |
| 1971 | -0.0006 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | -0.0006 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0087 units per person | -1487.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0058 units per person | -33.0% |
| 1975 | -0.0118 units per person | -302.6% |
| 1976 | -0.0174 units per person | +47.6% |
| 1977 | -0.0171 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | -0.0113 units per person | -34.2% |
| 1979 | -0.0111 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0.0028 units per person | — |
| 1987 | 0.0045 units per person | +61.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0093 units per person | +108.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0142 units per person | +53.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0125 units per person | -12.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0115 units per person | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.027 units per person | +133.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0379 units per person | +40.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0104 units per person | -72.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 units per person | -53.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0037 units per person | -23.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0283 units per person | +662.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0256 units per person | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0173 units per person | -32.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0305 units per person | +76.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0221 units per person | -27.5% |
| 2002 | 0.017 units per person | -22.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0134 units per person | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0113 units per person | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.016 units per person | +42.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0061 units per person | -61.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 units per person | -52.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0089 units per person | +205.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0054 units per person | -38.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0044 units per person | -19.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0059 units per person | +35.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0102 units per person | +72.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0128 units per person | +25.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0118 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0117 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0117 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0116 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0115 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0115 units per person | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +1487.4% | -0.0006 units per person | 0.0087 units per person |
| 1997 | +662.3% | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0283 units per person |
| 1965 | +517.0% | -0.0018 units per person | 0.0076 units per person |
| 1963 | -368.9% | -0.0006 units per person | -0.0029 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0001 units per person | -0.0029 units per person | 0.0076 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.0056 units per person | -0.0174 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0031 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0142 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0179 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0379 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0134 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0305 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0103 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0128 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 3.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 1,939 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.838 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 11.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 1,939 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 24.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in North Korea?
- Net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in North Korea was 0.0115 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0379 units per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0174 units per person in 1976.
- How does North Korea rank for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 77th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net food imports by crop - Maize ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Maize FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.