What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?

The highest recorded value was 0.2179 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2010.

What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1806 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.

How does North Korea rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?

North Korea ranks 57th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.

Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in North Korea?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this North Korea data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in North Korea

Name: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in North Korea
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

North Korea: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

57th

of 177 countries

All-time high

0.2179 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 2010

All-time low

0.1806 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in North Korea, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in North Korea stood at 0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre.

That represents a change of down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in North Korea peaked at 0.2179 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1806 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1961.

North Korea ranks 57th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in North Korea, 1961 to 2023.
Year	Square kilometres per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.1806 Square kilometres per square kilometre	—
1962	0.1807 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1963	0.1807 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1964	0.1807 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1965	0.1808 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1966	0.1809 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.1%
1967	0.181 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1968	0.181 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1969	0.181 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1970	0.1812 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.1%
1971	0.1825 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.7%
1972	0.1823 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.1%
1973	0.1869 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+2.5%
1974	0.1873 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.2%
1975	0.1887 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.7%
1976	0.1891 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.2%
1977	0.1895 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.2%
1978	0.1897 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.1%
1979	0.1899 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.1%
1980	0.1983 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+4.4%
1981	0.1992 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%
1982	0.2 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.4%
1983	0.201 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%
1984	0.2021 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%
1985	0.2032 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.6%
1986	0.2032 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1987	0.2033 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1988	0.2033 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	0.2034 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1990	0.2038 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.2%
1991	0.2056 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.9%
1992	0.2058 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.1%
1993	0.205 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.4%
1994	0.2144 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+4.6%
1995	0.2135 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.4%
1996	0.2055 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-3.8%
1997	0.2055 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1998	0.2056 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1999	0.2057 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.1%
2000	0.2059 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.1%
2001	0.2062 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.1%
2002	0.2063 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2003	0.2063 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2004	0.2067 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.2%
2005	0.211 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+2.1%
2006	0.2113 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.2%
2007	0.2115 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.1%
2008	0.2165 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+2.3%
2009	0.2173 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.4%
2010	0.2179 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.3%
2011	0.2144 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-1.6%
2012	0.2144 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.0%
2013	0.2144 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2014	0.2142 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.1%
2015	0.2143 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.1%
2016	0.212 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-1.1%
2017	0.2115 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.2%
2018	0.2116 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2019	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.1%
2020	0.2115 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.1%
2021	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.0%
2022	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.0%
2023	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%

North Korea compared with similar countries

North Korea's 0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1325 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
North Korea's 0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1424 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1808 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.1806 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.181 Square kilometres per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.1867 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.1812 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.1899 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.2017 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.1983 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2034 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.207 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2038 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2144 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.2099 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2059 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2173 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.2136 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2179 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2115 Square kilometres per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near North Korea

54 Indonesia 0.2331 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
55 Guinea-Bissau 0.2296 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
56 Greece 0.2247 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
58 Grenada 0.2059 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
59 Senegal 0.2031 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
60 Nauru 0.2 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

More environment data for North Korea

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 (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0.8843 % change on previous year (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0.9455 % change on previous year (2024)
Heating Degree Days 6,917 (2024)
Cooling Degree Days 854.46 (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual -0.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.7752 % change on previous year (2024)

All data for North Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in North Korea?: Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in North Korea was 0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?: The highest recorded value was 0.2179 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2010.
What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1806 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
How does North Korea rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?: North Korea ranks 57th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in North Korea?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Korea data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre
Unit: Square kilometres per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 177 places, 10,465 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 25 September 2026

Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.