Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 88.35 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 88.35 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 96.62 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 88.19 %, in 2015.
That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1st out of 22 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 96.62 % | — |
| 1962 | 96.59 % | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 96.58 % | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 96.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 96.54 % | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 96.48 % | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 96.46 % | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 96.44 % | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 96.43 % | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 96.33 % | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 95.66 % | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 95.75 % | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 95.61 % | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 95.43 % | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 94.75 % | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 94.55 % | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 94.36 % | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 94.23 % | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 94.14 % | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 93.76 % | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 93.3 % | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 92.95 % | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 92.51 % | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 92.03 % | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 91.51 % | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 91.5 % | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 91.47 % | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 91.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 91.45 % | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 91.36 % | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 91.06 % | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 90.98 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 91.32 % | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 91.21 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 91.57 % | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 91.12 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 91.1 % | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 91.09 % | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 91.03 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 90.94 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 90.82 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 90.78 % | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 90.75 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 90.59 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 90.72 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 90.58 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 90.5 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 90.35 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 90.02 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 89.78 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 89.28 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 89.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 89.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.81 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 88.19 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 88.74 % | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 88.37 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 88.34 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.46 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.45 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.24 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 88.41 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 88.4 % | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.35 % | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.52 % | 96.43 % | 96.62 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 95.08 % | 94.14 % | 96.33 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.2 % | 91.45 % | 93.76 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.18 % | 90.98 % | 91.57 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.6 % | 90.02 % | 90.94 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.86 % | 88.19 % | 89.78 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.37 % | 88.24 % | 88.45 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.499 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.26 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.56 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.32 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2,915 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 1.14 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 6,959 t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.31 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6,959 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 88.35 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 96.62 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.19 % in 2015.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 1st out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.