North Korea vs Portugal: Arable land use per person
North Korea
0.0869 hectares per person
in 2023
Portugal
0.0877 hectares per person
in 2023
North Korea rank
121st
Portugal rank
120th
Arable land use per person over time
- North Korea
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.0877 hectares per person against 0.0869 hectares per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.0008 hectares per person.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 121st and Portugal ranks 120th of 206 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1625 hectares per person | 0.2789 hectares per person | 0.1164 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.131 hectares per person | 0.2714 hectares per person | 0.1404 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.1174 hectares per person | 0.2411 hectares per person | 0.1236 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.1035 hectares per person | 0.2085 hectares per person | 0.1049 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0961 hectares per person | 0.1355 hectares per person | 0.0394 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0914 hectares per person | 0.1019 hectares per person | 0.0106 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0873 hectares per person | 0.0912 hectares per person | 0.0039 hectares per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, North Korea or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.0877 hectares per person against 0.0869 hectares per person in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between North Korea and Portugal?
- 0.0008 hectares per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Portugal rank globally for arable land use per person?
- North Korea ranks 121st and Portugal ranks 120th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.