Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Cropland — Share in Agricultural land

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
98.08 %
in 2024
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
25.98 %
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
22nd
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank
24th

Cropland — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
20406080100196119922024

How they compare

Democratic People's Republic of Korea currently reports 98.08 % against 25.98 % in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), a difference of 72.1 %.

That makes Democratic People's Republic of Korea's figure about 3.8 times Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)'s.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Democratic People's Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 22nd and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 24th of 252 countries.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 97.75 % 16.79 % 80.96 % Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1970s 97.83 % 17.65 % 80.17 % Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1980s 97.98 % 18.36 % 79.63 % Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1990s 98.03 % 19.61 % 78.43 % Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2000s 98.06 % 21.25 % 76.81 % Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2010s 98.09 % 24.31 % 73.78 % Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2020s 98.07 % 25.79 % 72.29 % Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — share in agricultural land, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, at 98.08 % against 25.98 % in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — share in agricultural land between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
72.1 %, with Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank globally for cropland — share in agricultural land?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 22nd and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 24th of 252 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
285 places, 16,764 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.