Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0088 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in North Korea, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2019, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in North Korea stood at 0.0088 units per person.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.0548 units per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per person, in 2006.
That places North Korea 117th out of 174 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 - Wheat, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0261 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0058 units per person | -77.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0047 units per person | -19.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0021 units per person | -55.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0077 units per person | +263.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0242 units per person | +215.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0255 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.01 units per person | -60.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0141 units per person | +41.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0201 units per person | +42.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0186 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0194 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0263 units per person | +35.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0282 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0059 units per person | -79.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0075 units per person | +27.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0086 units per person | +13.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0085 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.015 units per person | +77.5% |
| 1980 | 0.028 units per person | +86.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0389 units per person | +39.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0312 units per person | -19.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0184 units per person | -41.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0103 units per person | -43.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0102 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0136 units per person | +33.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0262 units per person | +93.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0424 units per person | +61.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0072 units per person | -83.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0142 units per person | +97.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0548 units per person | +285.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0076 units per person | -86.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0181 units per person | +137.4% |
| 1994 | 0.011 units per person | -39.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0044 units per person | -60.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0094 units per person | +113.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 units per person | -73.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0086 units per person | +247.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0201 units per person | +134.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0254 units per person | +26.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0294 units per person | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0167 units per person | -43.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0181 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0229 units per person | +27.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0047 units per person | -79.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per person | -89.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 units per person | +170.5% |
| 2008 | 0.002 units per person | +47.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0069 units per person | +245.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 units per person | -60.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0049 units per person | +81.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0093 units per person | +88.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0092 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.009 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.009 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.009 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0089 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0088 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0088 units per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0134 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0261 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0158 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0282 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0226 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0424 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0151 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0548 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0128 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0294 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.008 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 10 |
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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 - wheat, per capita in North Korea?
- Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in North Korea was 0.0088 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0548 units per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2006.
- How does North Korea rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 117th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. 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 - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net food imports by crop - Wheat 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 - Wheat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Wheat 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 - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.