Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Gambia: Cropland — Share in Land area

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
21.16 %
in 2024
Gambia
60.71 %
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
6th
Gambia rank
5th

Cropland — Share in Land area over time

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

Gambia currently reports 60.71 % against 21.16 % in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 39.55 %.

That makes Gambia's figure about 2.9 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 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 6th and Gambia ranks 5th of 22 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Gambia Difference Ahead
1960s 18.08 % 12.65 % 5.44 % Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1970s 18.67 % 15.69 % 2.98 % Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1980s 20.17 % 18.22 % 1.95 % Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1990s 20.7 % 19.32 % 1.38 % Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2000s 20.99 % 29.66 % 8.67 % Gambia
2010s 21.36 % 47.64 % 26.28 % Gambia
2020s 21.15 % 58.76 % 37.6 % Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Gambia?
Gambia, at 60.71 % against 21.16 % in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Gambia?
39.55 %, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Gambia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Gambia rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 6th and Gambia ranks 5th of 22 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 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.