Grassland — Area from MODIS in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 828.75 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
828.75 1000 ha
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
13th
of 20 regions
All-time high
950.86 1000 ha
in 2022
All-time low
613.09 1000 ha
in 2003
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Grassland — Area from MODIS in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2001–2024

02004006008001.0k2001201220242001: 734 1000 ha2002: 661.3 1000 ha2003: 613.1 1000 ha2004: 678 1000 ha2005: 650.5 1000 ha2006: 639.8 1000 ha2007: 653.4 1000 ha2008: 683.1 1000 ha2009: 764.3 1000 ha2010: 705 1000 ha2011: 775 1000 ha2012: 756 1000 ha2013: 675.3 1000 ha2014: 778.4 1000 ha2015: 791.4 1000 ha2016: 732.1 1000 ha2017: 764.8 1000 ha2018: 820.8 1000 ha2019: 896.1 1000 ha2020: 925.9 1000 ha2021: 926.4 1000 ha2022: 950.9 1000 ha2023: 837.1 1000 ha2024: 828.8 1000 ha

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

Analysis

In 2024, grassland — area from modis in Democratic People's Republic of Korea stood at 828.75 1000 ha.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 950.86 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 613.09 1000 ha, in 2003.

That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13th out of 20 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Grassland — Area from MODIS in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Grassland — Area from MODIS in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 734.04 1000 ha
2002 661.32 1000 ha -9.9%
2003 613.09 1000 ha -7.3%
2004 677.96 1000 ha +10.6%
2005 650.48 1000 ha -4.1%
2006 639.84 1000 ha -1.6%
2007 653.41 1000 ha +2.1%
2008 683.09 1000 ha +4.5%
2009 764.33 1000 ha +11.9%
2010 705.02 1000 ha -7.8%
2011 775.04 1000 ha +9.9%
2012 755.97 1000 ha -2.5%
2013 675.31 1000 ha -10.7%
2014 778.4 1000 ha +15.3%
2015 791.41 1000 ha +1.7%
2016 732.06 1000 ha -7.5%
2017 764.83 1000 ha +4.5%
2018 820.8 1000 ha +7.3%
2019 896.13 1000 ha +9.2%
2020 925.94 1000 ha +3.3%
2021 926.35 1000 ha +0.0%
2022 950.86 1000 ha +2.6%
2023 837.08 1000 ha -12.0%
2024 828.75 1000 ha -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 675.28 1000 ha 613.09 1000 ha 764.33 1000 ha 9
2010s 769.5 1000 ha 675.31 1000 ha 896.13 1000 ha 10
2020s 893.8 1000 ha 828.75 1000 ha 950.86 1000 ha 5

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  4. 13 South Africa 55,120 1000 ha compare
  5. 14 Ethiopia 53,433 1000 ha compare
  6. 15 Mali 49,706 1000 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — area from modis in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Grassland — area from modis in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 828.75 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 950.86 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 613.09 1000 ha in 2003.
How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for grassland — area from modis?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 13th out of 20 regions with data for 2024.
Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 Grassland — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland — 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.