Tomato production in North Korea
North Korea: Tomato production was 66,533 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66,533 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
93rd
of 174 countries
All-time high
71,000 tonnes
in 2003
All-time low
14,000 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Tomato production in North Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 66,533 tonnes for tomato production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomato production in North Korea peaked at 71,000 tonnes in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14,000 tonnes, in 1961.
That places North Korea 93rd out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Tomato production in North Korea, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 15,000 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 15,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 16,000 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 16,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 16,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 17,000 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 18,000 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 20,000 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 22,000 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 25,000 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 27,000 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 28,000 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 30,000 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 32,000 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 33,000 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 35,000 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 36,000 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 37,000 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 38,000 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 40,000 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 48,000 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1983 | 45,000 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 43,000 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 45,000 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 42,000 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 60,000 tonnes | +42.9% |
| 1988 | 66,000 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 64,000 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 60,000 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 70,000 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 63,622 tonnes | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 60,000 tonnes | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 65,000 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 60,000 tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 62,129 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 63,669 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 61,000 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 62,000 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 64,477 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 70,000 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 65,463 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 71,000 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 65,934 tonnes | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 65,899 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 68,000 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 65,000 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 65,733 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 65,774 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 65,748 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 64,000 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 66,000 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 66,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 66,083 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 66,055 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 66,163 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 66,288 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 66,358 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 66,422 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 66,468 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 66,499 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 66,428 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 66,481 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 66,533 tonnes | +0.1% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 66,533 tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 103,550 tonnes, 64% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 66,533 tonnes is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28,620 tonnes, 2.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tomato production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +42.9% | 42,000 tonnes | 60,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,333 tonnes | 14,000 tonnes | 20,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 30,500 tonnes | 22,000 tonnes | 37,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 49,100 tonnes | 38,000 tonnes | 66,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 62,742 tonnes | 60,000 tonnes | 70,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,728 tonnes | 64,477 tonnes | 71,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,912 tonnes | 64,000 tonnes | 66,422 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,482 tonnes | 66,428 tonnes | 66,533 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 90 Nicaragua 74,228 tonnes compare
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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 tomato production in North Korea?
- Tomato production in North Korea was 66,533 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tomato production recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 71,000 tonnes in 2003.
- What is the lowest tomato production recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does North Korea rank for tomato production?
- North Korea ranks 93rd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomato production rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tomato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tomato production is measured in tonnes.