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Surface area — North Korea

Surface area in North Korea in 2023 — 120,540 km². Ranked 100 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 120,540 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 100of 215
Period maximum 120,540 km²1961
Period minimum 120,540 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — North Korea, 1961–2023100,000110,000120,000130,000140,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 120,540 km²1963: 120,540 km²1965: 120,540 km²1967: 120,540 km²1969: 120,540 km²1971: 120,540 km²1973: 120,540 km²1975: 120,540 km²1977: 120,540 km²1979: 120,540 km²1981: 120,540 km²1983: 120,540 km²1985: 120,540 km²1987: 120,540 km²1989: 120,540 km²1991: 120,540 km²1993: 120,540 km²1995: 120,540 km²1997: 120,540 km²1999: 120,540 km²2001: 120,540 km²2003: 120,540 km²2005: 120,540 km²2007: 120,540 km²2009: 120,540 km²2011: 120,540 km²2013: 120,540 km²2015: 120,540 km²2017: 120,540 km²2019: 120,540 km²2021: 120,540 km²2023: 120,540 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 120,540 km²
World 141M km²
East Asia & Pacific 24.79M km²
Eastern Asia computed 11.73M km²
Low-income countries computed 15.06M km²
Surface area — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 120,540 +0 +0%
2022 120,540 +0 +0%
2021 120,540 +0 +0%
2020 120,540 +0 +0%
2019 120,540 +0 +0%
2018 120,540 +0 +0%
2017 120,540 +0 +0%
2016 120,540 +0 +0%
2015 120,540 +0 +0%
2014 120,540 +0 +0%
2013 120,540 +0 +0%
2012 120,540 +0 +0%
2011 120,540 +0 +0%
2010 120,540 +0 +0%
2009 120,540 +0 +0%
2008 120,540 +0 +0%
2007 120,540 +0 +0%
2006 120,540 +0 +0%
2005 120,540 +0 +0%
2004 120,540 +0 +0%
2003 120,540 +0 +0%
2002 120,540 +0 +0%
2001 120,540 +0 +0%
2000 120,540 +0 +0%
1999 120,540 +0 +0%
1998 120,540 +0 +0%
1997 120,540 +0 +0%
1996 120,540 +0 +0%
1995 120,540 +0 +0%
1994 120,540 +0 +0%
1993 120,540 +0 +0%
1992 120,540 +0 +0%
1991 120,540 +0 +0%
1990 120,540 +0 +0%
1989 120,540 +0 +0%
1988 120,540 +0 +0%
1987 120,540 +0 +0%
1986 120,540 +0 +0%
1985 120,540 +0 +0%
1984 120,540 +0 +0%
1983 120,540 +0 +0%
1982 120,540 +0 +0%
1981 120,540 +0 +0%
1980 120,540 +0 +0%
1979 120,540 +0 +0%
1978 120,540 +0 +0%
1977 120,540 +0 +0%
1976 120,540 +0 +0%
1975 120,540 +0 +0%
1974 120,540 +0 +0%
1973 120,540 +0 +0%
1972 120,540 +0 +0%
1971 120,540 +0 +0%
1970 120,540 +0 +0%
1969 120,540 +0 +0%
1968 120,540 +0 +0%
1967 120,540 +0 +0%
1966 120,540 +0 +0%
1965 120,540 +0 +0%
1964 120,540 +0 +0%
1963 120,540 +0 +0%
1962 120,540 +0 +0%
1961 120,540 — —

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

CN China 9.56M MN Mongolia 1.56M JP Japan 377,969 KP North Korea 120,540 KR South Korea 100,450 HK Hong Kong 1,110 MO Macao 33
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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