Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in North Korea
North Korea: Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre was 0.289 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.289 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
78th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.8152 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.218 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in North Korea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in North Korea stood at 0.289 Square kilometres per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in North Korea peaked at 0.8152 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.218 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places North Korea 78th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 square kilometre in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8152 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8151 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8151 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8151 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.815 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8149 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8149 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8148 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8148 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8146 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8133 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8135 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8089 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8085 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8072 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8068 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8064 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8061 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8059 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7976 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7966 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7958 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7949 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7938 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7926 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7926 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7925 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7925 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7925 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.218 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -72.5% |
| 1991 | 0.22 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2236 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2282 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2226 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2273 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2391 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2429 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2466 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2503 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2539 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2554 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2571 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2588 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2601 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2576 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.259 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2606 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2574 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2584 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2596 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2647 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2666 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2683 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2703 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2719 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.276 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2782 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2799 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.282 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2836 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2854 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2872 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.289 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.289 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2246 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.289 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.248 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre 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 | -72.5% | 0.7925 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.218 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.815 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.8148 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.8152 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8091 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.8059 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.8146 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7941 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7925 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7976 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2319 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.218 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2503 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2578 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2539 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2606 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2717 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2596 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.282 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2863 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2836 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.289 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 75 British Virgin Islands 0.292 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 76 Armenia 0.2902 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 77 Ecuador 0.2891 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 79 Eritrea 0.2872 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 80 Botswana 0.2808 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 0.2806 Square kilometres per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in North Korea?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in North Korea was 0.289 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8152 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.218 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does North Korea rank for land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 78th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.