Arable land use per person in North Korea
North Korea: Arable land use per person was 0.0869 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in North Korea, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0.0869 for arable land use per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in North Korea peaked at 0.1793 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0869, in 2023.
North Korea ranks 121st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1625 | 0.1456 | 0.1793 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.131 | 0.1223 | 0.1417 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1174 | 0.1098 | 0.1253 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1035 | 0.0979 | 0.1084 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0961 | 0.0948 | 0.0972 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0914 | 0.0881 | 0.096 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0873 | 0.0869 | 0.0878 | 4 |
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More environment data for North Korea
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.4133 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0256 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 11.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2589 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 32.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0506 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.091 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in North Korea?
- Arable land use per person in North Korea was 0.0869 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1793 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0869 in 2023.
- How does North Korea rank for arable land use per person?
- North Korea ranks 121st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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