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 228.47 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
228.47 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
9th
of 20 countries
All-time high
228.88 1000 ha
in 2020
All-time low
226.71 1000 ha
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2001–2024

0501001502002502001201220242001: 226.7 1000 ha2002: 227.4 1000 ha2003: 227.1 1000 ha2004: 226.8 1000 ha2005: 226.8 1000 ha2006: 226.9 1000 ha2007: 227 1000 ha2008: 227 1000 ha2009: 227 1000 ha2010: 227 1000 ha2011: 227.1 1000 ha2012: 227.1 1000 ha2013: 227 1000 ha2014: 227.6 1000 ha2015: 228.2 1000 ha2016: 228 1000 ha2017: 228.1 1000 ha2018: 228.3 1000 ha2019: 228.8 1000 ha2020: 228.9 1000 ha2021: 228.9 1000 ha2022: 228.8 1000 ha2023: 228.8 1000 ha2024: 228.5 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea stood at 228.47 1000 ha.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 228.88 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 226.71 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 9th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 226.71 1000 ha
2002 227.36 1000 ha +0.3%
2003 227.14 1000 ha -0.1%
2004 226.84 1000 ha -0.1%
2005 226.78 1000 ha -0.0%
2006 226.9 1000 ha +0.1%
2007 226.97 1000 ha +0.0%
2008 227.01 1000 ha +0.0%
2009 227.03 1000 ha +0.0%
2010 226.99 1000 ha -0.0%
2011 227.05 1000 ha +0.0%
2012 227.14 1000 ha +0.0%
2013 226.97 1000 ha -0.1%
2014 227.63 1000 ha +0.3%
2015 228.21 1000 ha +0.3%
2016 227.96 1000 ha -0.1%
2017 228.13 1000 ha +0.1%
2018 228.3 1000 ha +0.1%
2019 228.77 1000 ha +0.2%
2020 228.88 1000 ha +0.0%
2021 228.88 1000 ha +0.0%
2022 228.82 1000 ha -0.0%
2023 228.84 1000 ha +0.0%
2024 228.47 1000 ha -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 226.97 1000 ha 226.71 1000 ha 227.36 1000 ha 9
2010s 227.72 1000 ha 226.97 1000 ha 228.77 1000 ha 10
2020s 228.78 1000 ha 228.47 1000 ha 228.88 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  1. 6 Russian Federation 3,155 1000 ha compare
  2. 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 555.49 1000 ha compare
  3. 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 309.04 1000 ha compare
  4. 7 Germany 2,597 1000 ha compare
  5. 8 Argentina 1,761 1000 ha compare
  6. 8 Syrian Arab Republic 307.14 1000 ha compare
  7. 9 Italy 1,587 1000 ha compare
  8. 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 218.8 1000 ha compare
  9. 10 Indonesia 1,570 1000 ha compare
  10. 11 France 1,541 1000 ha compare
  11. 11 United Republic of Tanzania 126.01 1000 ha compare
  12. 12 Republic of Moldova 110.64 1000 ha compare
  13. 12 Australia and New Zealand 1,256 1000 ha compare

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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 228.47 1000 ha in 2024, 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 228.88 1000 ha in 2020.
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 226.71 1000 ha in 2001.
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 9th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
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 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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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.