Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0046 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0046 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
132nd
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0101 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0046 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in North Korea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — total area, per capita in North Korea stood at 0.0046 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.0101 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places North Korea 132nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0046 Square kilometres per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0163 Square kilometres per person, 28% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0046 Square kilometres per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0072 Square kilometres per person, 64% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 129 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0047 Square kilometres per person compare
- 130 Switzerland 0.0046 Square kilometres per person compare
- 131 Marshall Islands 0.0046 Square kilometres per person compare
- 133 Qatar 0.0043 Square kilometres per person compare
- 134 Germany 0.0043 Square kilometres per person compare
- 135 American Samoa 0.0042 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 — total area, per capita in North Korea?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in North Korea was 0.0046 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0101 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does North Korea rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 132nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total area 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total area 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.