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Land area — North Korea

Land area in North Korea in 2023 — 120,410 km². Ranked 98 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 120,410 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 98of 215
Period maximum 120,410 km²1961
Period minimum 120,410 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — North Korea, 1961–2023100,000110,000120,000130,000140,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 120,410 km²1963: 120,410 km²1965: 120,410 km²1967: 120,410 km²1969: 120,410 km²1971: 120,410 km²1973: 120,410 km²1975: 120,410 km²1977: 120,410 km²1979: 120,410 km²1981: 120,410 km²1983: 120,410 km²1985: 120,410 km²1987: 120,410 km²1989: 120,410 km²1991: 120,410 km²1993: 120,410 km²1995: 120,410 km²1997: 120,410 km²1999: 120,410 km²2001: 120,410 km²2003: 120,410 km²2005: 120,410 km²2007: 120,410 km²2009: 120,410 km²2011: 120,410 km²2013: 120,410 km²2015: 120,410 km²2017: 120,410 km²2019: 120,410 km²2021: 120,410 km²2023: 120,410 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

North Korea 120,410 km²
World 130M km²
East Asia & Pacific 24.45M km²
Eastern Asia computed 11.53M km²
Low-income countries computed 14.77M km²
Land area — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 120,410 +0 +0%
2022 120,410 +0 +0%
2021 120,410 +0 +0%
2020 120,410 +0 +0%
2019 120,410 +0 +0%
2018 120,410 +0 +0%
2017 120,410 +0 +0%
2016 120,410 +0 +0%
2015 120,410 +0 +0%
2014 120,410 +0 +0%
2013 120,410 +0 +0%
2012 120,410 +0 +0%
2011 120,410 +0 +0%
2010 120,410 +0 +0%
2009 120,410 +0 +0%
2008 120,410 +0 +0%
2007 120,410 +0 +0%
2006 120,410 +0 +0%
2005 120,410 +0 +0%
2004 120,410 +0 +0%
2003 120,410 +0 +0%
2002 120,410 +0 +0%
2001 120,410 +0 +0%
2000 120,410 +0 +0%
1999 120,410 +0 +0%
1998 120,410 +0 +0%
1997 120,410 +0 +0%
1996 120,410 +0 +0%
1995 120,410 +0 +0%
1994 120,410 +0 +0%
1993 120,410 +0 +0%
1992 120,410 +0 +0%
1991 120,410 +0 +0%
1990 120,410 +0 +0%
1989 120,410 +0 +0%
1988 120,410 +0 +0%
1987 120,410 +0 +0%
1986 120,410 +0 +0%
1985 120,410 +0 +0%
1984 120,410 +0 +0%
1983 120,410 +0 +0%
1982 120,410 +0 +0%
1981 120,410 +0 +0%
1980 120,410 +0 +0%
1979 120,410 +0 +0%
1978 120,410 +0 +0%
1977 120,410 +0 +0%
1976 120,410 +0 +0%
1975 120,410 +0 +0%
1974 120,410 +0 +0%
1973 120,410 +0 +0%
1972 120,410 +0 +0%
1971 120,410 +0 +0%
1970 120,410 +0 +0%
1969 120,410 +0 +0%
1968 120,410 +0 +0%
1967 120,410 +0 +0%
1966 120,410 +0 +0%
1965 120,410 +0 +0%
1964 120,410 +0 +0%
1963 120,410 +0 +0%
1962 120,410 +0 +0%
1961 120,410 — —

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

CN China 9.39M MN Mongolia 1.56M JP Japan 364,569 KP North Korea 120,410 KR South Korea 97,600 HK Hong Kong 1,050 MO Macao 33
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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