Cropland — Area per capita in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.1 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Democratic People's Republic of Korea stood at 0.1 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 0.18 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1 ha/cap, in 2000.
That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 19th out of 21 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.18 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.13 ha/cap | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.12 ha/cap | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.12 ha/cap | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.11 ha/cap | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1644 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.135 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.125 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.113 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.102 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 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 cropland — area per capita in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Cropland — area per capita in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 0.1 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.18 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 ha/cap in 2000.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 19th out of 21 regions with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.