Tomato production in North Korea

North Korea: Tomato production was 66,533 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
66,533
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
93rd
of 174 countries
All-time high
71,000
in 2003
All-time low
14,000
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Tomato production in North Korea, 1961–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

North Korea recorded 66,533 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 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14,000, 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

Annual values for Tomato production in North Korea, 1961 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1961 14,000 —
1962 15,000 +7.1%
1963 15,000 +0.0%
1964 16,000 +6.7%
1965 16,000 +0.0%
1966 16,000 +0.0%
1967 17,000 +6.2%
1968 18,000 +5.9%
1969 20,000 +11.1%
1970 22,000 +10.0%
1971 25,000 +13.6%
1972 27,000 +8.0%
1973 28,000 +3.7%
1974 30,000 +7.1%
1975 32,000 +6.7%
1976 33,000 +3.1%
1977 35,000 +6.1%
1978 36,000 +2.9%
1979 37,000 +2.8%
1980 38,000 +2.7%
1981 40,000 +5.3%
1982 48,000 +20.0%
1983 45,000 -6.2%
1984 43,000 -4.4%
1985 45,000 +4.7%
1986 42,000 -6.7%
1987 60,000 +42.9%
1988 66,000 +10.0%
1989 64,000 -3.0%
1990 60,000 -6.2%
1991 70,000 +16.7%
1992 63,622 -9.1%
1993 60,000 -5.7%
1994 65,000 +8.3%
1995 60,000 -7.7%
1996 62,129 +3.5%
1997 63,669 +2.5%
1998 61,000 -4.2%
1999 62,000 +1.6%
2000 64,477 +4.0%
2001 70,000 +8.6%
2002 65,463 -6.5%
2003 71,000 +8.5%
2004 65,934 -7.1%
2005 65,899 -0.1%
2006 68,000 +3.2%
2007 65,000 -4.4%
2008 65,733 +1.1%
2009 65,774 +0.1%
2010 65,748 -0.0%
2011 64,000 -2.7%
2012 66,000 +3.1%
2013 66,000 +0.0%
2014 66,083 +0.1%
2015 66,055 -0.0%
2016 66,163 +0.2%
2017 66,288 +0.2%
2018 66,358 +0.1%
2019 66,422 +0.1%
2020 66,468 +0.1%
2021 66,499 +0.0%
2022 66,428 -0.1%
2023 66,481 +0.1%
2024 66,533 +0.1%

North Korea compared with similar countries

  • North Korea's 66,533 is below the median for low income countries, which is 103,550, 64% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • North Korea's 66,533 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28,620, 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.

YearChange FromTo
1987 +42.9% 42,000 60,000

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16,333 14,000 20,000 9
1970s 30,500 22,000 37,000 10
1980s 49,100 38,000 66,000 10
1990s 62,742 60,000 70,000 10
2000s 66,728 64,477 71,000 10
2010s 65,912 64,000 66,422 10
2020s 66,482 66,428 66,533 5

Countries ranked near North Korea

  1. 90 Nicaragua 74,228 compare
  2. 91 United Arab Emirates 72,522 compare
  3. 92 Honduras 68,561 compare
  4. 94 Ecuador 66,280 compare
  5. 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 61,777 compare
  6. 96 Cote d'Ivoire 60,344 compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tomato production in North Korea?
Tomato production in North Korea was 66,533 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest tomato production recorded in North Korea?
The highest recorded value was 71,000 in 2003.
What is the lowest tomato production recorded in North Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 14,000 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tomato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tomato production
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 9,389 data points, 1961–2024
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