Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 90.8 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea stood at 90.8 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 90.8 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.12 1000 ha, in 1992.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 12th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 47.12 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 47.8 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 48.55 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 49.47 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 50.29 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 51.16 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 52.06 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 53.23 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 54.39 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 54.43 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 54.48 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 54.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 54.53 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 54.87 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 55.36 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 56.39 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 57.34 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 58.66 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 60.64 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 62.75 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 65.23 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 69.9 1000 ha | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 76.83 1000 ha | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 80.48 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 80.48 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 81.32 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 81.92 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 89 1000 ha | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 89 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 89.57 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 90.8 1000 ha | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.96 1000 ha | 47.12 1000 ha | 53.23 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 55.5 1000 ha | 54.39 1000 ha | 58.66 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.85 1000 ha | 60.64 1000 ha | 89 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.79 1000 ha | 89 1000 ha | 90.8 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- 9 Indonesia 1,396 1000 ha compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 142.99 1000 ha compare
- 10 France 1,394 1000 ha compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 124.91 1000 ha compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 112.18 1000 ha compare
- 11 Mexico 1,324 1000 ha compare
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 1,173 1000 ha compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,044 1000 ha compare
- 13 Melanesia 32.92 1000 ha compare
- 14 Italy 1,037 1000 ha compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 14.74 1000 ha compare
- 15 Canada 985.04 1000 ha compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 7 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 2.26 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.499 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 1.14 kg/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 1,992 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2,915 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 2,915 t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.31 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 2,598 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 90.8 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.12 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 12th out of 20 countries with data for 2022.
- Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.