How does North Korea rank for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita?

North Korea ranks 15th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.

Is soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?

Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in North Korea

Name: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in North Korea
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North Korea: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita was 0.0025 tonnes per person in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)

0.0025 tonnes per person

Change on year

down 7.5%

World rank

15th

of 189 countries

All-time high

0.0116 tonnes per person

in 1973

All-time low

0.0025 tonnes per person

in 2018

Years of data

1961–2018

Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in North Korea, 1961–2018

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in North Korea is 0.0025 tonnes per person, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.0116 tonnes per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 tonnes per person, in 2018.

North Korea ranks 15th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.

Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in North Korea, 1961 to 2018.
Year	tonnes per person	Change
1961	0.0108 tonnes per person	—
1962	0.0106 tonnes per person	-2.2%
1963	0.0103 tonnes per person	-2.4%
1964	0.0107 tonnes per person	+3.5%
1965	0.0113 tonnes per person	+6.0%
1966	0.0114 tonnes per person	+0.7%
1967	0.0115 tonnes per person	+0.3%
1968	0.0115 tonnes per person	+0.2%
1969	0.0115 tonnes per person	+0.2%
1970	0.0115 tonnes per person	+0.2%
1971	0.0116 tonnes per person	+0.2%
1972	0.0116 tonnes per person	+0.2%
1973	0.0116 tonnes per person	+0.3%
1974	0.0114 tonnes per person	-1.9%
1975	0.0112 tonnes per person	-1.8%
1976	0.0104 tonnes per person	-6.8%
1977	0.0097 tonnes per person	-6.9%
1978	0.0099 tonnes per person	+1.5%
1979	0.0095 tonnes per person	-4.2%
1980	0.0093 tonnes per person	-1.4%
1981	0.0086 tonnes per person	-7.2%
1982	0.0085 tonnes per person	-1.5%
1983	0.0087 tonnes per person	+1.6%
1984	0.0091 tonnes per person	+4.5%
1985	0.0094 tonnes per person	+4.2%
1986	0.0095 tonnes per person	+1.2%
1987	0.0099 tonnes per person	+3.7%
1988	0.01 tonnes per person	+1.0%
1989	0.01 tonnes per person	-0.0%
1990	0.01 tonnes per person	+0.4%
1991	0.0101 tonnes per person	+0.4%
1992	0.009 tonnes per person	-11.1%
1993	0.0077 tonnes per person	-14.6%
1994	0.0086 tonnes per person	+12.6%
1995	0.0081 tonnes per person	-5.8%
1996	0.0083 tonnes per person	+1.7%
1997	0.0089 tonnes per person	+7.5%
1998	0.0062 tonnes per person	-29.9%
1999	0.0058 tonnes per person	-6.9%
2000	0.0071 tonnes per person	+21.9%
2001	0.0049 tonnes per person	-31.0%
2002	0.0057 tonnes per person	+17.5%
2003	0.0042 tonnes per person	-27.5%
2004	0.0049 tonnes per person	+19.2%
2005	0.0038 tonnes per person	-23.8%
2006	0.0033 tonnes per person	-12.4%
2007	0.004 tonnes per person	+21.6%
2008	0.0038 tonnes per person	-6.5%
2009	0.0031 tonnes per person	-17.6%
2010	0.004 tonnes per person	+29.3%
2011	0.0057 tonnes per person	+41.4%
2012	0.0052 tonnes per person	-7.5%
2013	0.0034 tonnes per person	-34.4%
2014	0.0028 tonnes per person	-19.9%
2015	0.0027 tonnes per person	-0.5%
2016	0.0028 tonnes per person	+0.9%
2017	0.0027 tonnes per person	-1.9%
2018	0.0025 tonnes per person	-7.5%

North Korea compared with similar countries

North Korea's 0.0025 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 tonnes per person, 59.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
North Korea's 0.0025 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0005 tonnes per person, 4.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, 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
2011	+41.4%	0.004 tonnes per person	0.0057 tonnes per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0111 tonnes per person	0.0103 tonnes per person	0.0115 tonnes per person	9
1970s	0.0108 tonnes per person	0.0095 tonnes per person	0.0116 tonnes per person	10
1980s	0.0093 tonnes per person	0.0085 tonnes per person	0.01 tonnes per person	10
1990s	0.0083 tonnes per person	0.0058 tonnes per person	0.0101 tonnes per person	10
2000s	0.0045 tonnes per person	0.0031 tonnes per person	0.0071 tonnes per person	10
2010s	0.0035 tonnes per person	0.0025 tonnes per person	0.0057 tonnes per person	9

Countries ranked near North Korea

12 Burkina Faso 0.0032 tonnes per person compare
13 Malaysia 0.0026 tonnes per person compare
14 Brunei 0.0026 tonnes per person compare
16 Hong Kong 0.0023 tonnes per person compare
17 Rwanda 0.0022 tonnes per person compare
18 East Timor 0.0022 tonnes per person compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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)

All data for North Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in North Korea?: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita in North Korea was 0.0025 tonnes per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita recorded in North Korea?: The highest recorded value was 0.0116 tonnes per person in 1973.
What is the lowest soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita recorded in North Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 tonnes per person in 2018.
How does North Korea rank for soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita?: North Korea ranks 15th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?: Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this North Korea data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? ÷ Population, total

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Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel?, per capita
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 9,521 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

Soybeans: are they used for food, feed or fuel? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.