Other land — Area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Other land — Area was 1,727 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other land — Area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other land — area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 1,727 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 2,081 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,727 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 15th out of 22 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,081 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,060 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 2,058 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 2,067 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,954 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 1,965 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 2,061 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 2,061 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,060 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,059 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,056 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,043 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 2,032 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 2,021 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 2,006 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1,944 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 1,930 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,917 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,848 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 1,827 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1,810 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,840 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1,829 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,818 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1,809 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,796 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,812 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,807 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,795 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,787 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,775 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1,758 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,751 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,740 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1,727 1000 ha | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,043 1000 ha | 1,954 1000 ha | 2,081 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,962 1000 ha | 1,827 1000 ha | 2,056 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,810 1000 ha | 1,787 1000 ha | 1,840 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,750 1000 ha | 1,727 1000 ha | 1,775 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- 12 Egypt 95,312 1000 ha compare
- 13 Niger 78,991 1000 ha compare
- 13 Viet Nam 4,284 1000 ha compare
- 14 Chad 71,843 1000 ha compare
- 15 Mali 69,764 1000 ha compare
- 16 Sudan (former) 68,795 1000 ha compare
- 17 Mauritania 62,344 1000 ha compare
- 18 Kazakhstan 52,679 1000 ha compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 90.42 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.499 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.26 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.45 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.35 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 12,000 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.32 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,460 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.31 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Other land — area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 1,727 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,081 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,727 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for other land — area?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 15th out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.