Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 1,166 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 1,166 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 1,166 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 450.93 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 97th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 450.93 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 767.16 Square kilometres | +70.1% |
| 2015 | 1,013 Square kilometres | +32.0% |
| 2020 | 1,147 Square kilometres | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 1,166 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 450.93 Square kilometres | 450.93 Square kilometres | 450.93 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 889.85 Square kilometres | 767.16 Square kilometres | 1,013 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,156 Square kilometres | 1,147 Square kilometres | 1,166 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.4133 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0506 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 32.79 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)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0256 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 1,166 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1,166 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 450.93 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 97th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation