Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Polynesia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
21.57 %
in 2024
Polynesia
16.48 %
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
15th
Polynesia rank
17th

Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Polynesia
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How they compare

Democratic People's Republic of Korea currently reports 21.57 % against 16.48 % in Polynesia, a difference of 5.09 %.

That makes Democratic People's Republic of Korea's figure about 1.3 times Polynesia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 15th and Polynesia ranks 17th of 22 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic People's Republic of Korea averaged higher in 4 and Polynesia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Polynesia Difference Ahead
1960s 18.5 % 18.78 % 0.2822 % Polynesia
1970s 19.09 % 20 % 0.909 % Polynesia
1980s 20.59 % 20.64 % 0.056 % Polynesia
1990s 21.12 % 17.21 % 3.91 % Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2000s 21.4 % 15.99 % 5.41 % Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2010s 21.78 % 18.07 % 3.71 % Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2020s 21.57 % 16.59 % 4.97 % Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Polynesia?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, at 21.57 % against 16.48 % in Polynesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Polynesia?
5.09 %, with Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Polynesia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Polynesia rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 15th and Polynesia ranks 17th of 22 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.