Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0013 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0013 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
114th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0082 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0012 Square kilometres per person
in 1994
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in North Korea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0.0013 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.0082 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 Square kilometres per person, in 1994.
North Korea ranks 114th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -72.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0013 Square kilometres per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0021 Square kilometres per person, 62% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0013 Square kilometres per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0016 Square kilometres per person, 85% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -72.9% | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 111 Czechia 0.0014 Square kilometres per person compare
- 112 Nauru 0.0013 Square kilometres per person compare
- 113 Switzerland 0.0013 Square kilometres per person compare
- 115 South Africa 0.0013 Square kilometres per person compare
- 116 Denmark 0.0013 Square kilometres per person compare
- 117 Thailand 0.0012 Square kilometres per person compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — other areas, per capita in North Korea?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in North Korea was 0.0013 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0082 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 Square kilometres per person in 1994.
- How does North Korea rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 114th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.