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Arable land share — North Korea

Arable land share in North Korea in 2023 — 19.06%. Ranked 57 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 1.2 pp.

2023 19.06% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 57of 206
Period maximum 19.93%1994
Period minimum 17.86%1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — North Korea, 1961–20231718192019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 17.86%1963: 17.86%1965: 17.86%1967: 17.86%1969: 17.86%1971: 17.86%1973: 18.27%1975: 18.27%1977: 18.27%1979: 18.27%1981: 18.98%1983: 18.98%1985: 18.98%1987: 18.98%1989: 18.98%1991: 19.1%1993: 19.1%1995: 19.93%1997: 19.1%1999: 19.1%2001: 19.1%2003: 19.1%2005: 19.52%2007: 19.52%2009: 19.93%2011: 19.52%2013: 19.52%2015: 19.27%2017: 19.06%2019: 19.06%2021: 19.06%2023: 19.06%
Change over the period: +1.2 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North Korea

North Korea 19.06%
World 10.67%
East Asia & Pacific 8.69%
Eastern Asia computed 10.18%
Low-income countries computed 9.61%
Arable land share — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 19.06 +0 pp
2022 19.06 +0 pp
2021 19.06 +0 pp
2020 19.06 +0 pp
2019 19.06 +0 pp
2018 19.06 +0 pp
2017 19.06 −0.12 pp
2016 19.18 −0.08 pp
2015 19.27 −0.12 pp
2014 19.39 −0.12 pp
2013 19.52 +0 pp
2012 19.52 +0 pp
2011 19.52 −0.42 pp
2010 19.93 +0 pp
2009 19.93 +0 pp
2008 19.93 +0.42 pp
2007 19.52 +0 pp
2006 19.52 +0 pp
2005 19.52 +0.42 pp
2004 19.1 +0 pp
2003 19.1 +0 pp
2002 19.1 +0 pp
2001 19.1 +0 pp
2000 19.1 +0 pp
1999 19.1 +0 pp
1998 19.1 +0 pp
1997 19.1 +0 pp
1996 19.1 −0.83 pp
1995 19.93 +0 pp
1994 19.93 +0.83 pp
1993 19.1 +0 pp
1992 19.1 +0 pp
1991 19.1 +0.1 pp
1990 19 +0.02 pp
1989 18.98 +0 pp
1988 18.98 +0 pp
1987 18.98 +0 pp
1986 18.98 +0 pp
1985 18.98 +0 pp
1984 18.98 +0 pp
1983 18.98 +0 pp
1982 18.98 +0 pp
1981 18.98 +0 pp
1980 18.98 +0.71 pp
1979 18.27 +0 pp
1978 18.27 +0 pp
1977 18.27 +0 pp
1976 18.27 +0 pp
1975 18.27 +0 pp
1974 18.27 +0 pp
1973 18.27 +0.42 pp
1972 17.86 +0 pp
1971 17.86 +0 pp
1970 17.86 +0 pp
1969 17.86 +0 pp
1968 17.86 +0 pp
1967 17.86 +0 pp
1966 17.86 +0 pp
1965 17.86 +0 pp
1964 17.86 +0 pp
1963 17.86 +0 pp
1962 17.86 +0 pp
1961 17.86 —

Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

KP North Korea 19.06 KR South Korea 14.92 CN China 11.55 JP Japan 11.09 HK Hong Kong 1.9 MN Mongolia 0.73
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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