Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 9.72 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 9.72 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 9.91 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.13 %, in 1961.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.13 % | — |
| 1962 | 1.16 % | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 1.17 % | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 1.17 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.22 % | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 1.27 % | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 1.3 % | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 1.32 % | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 1.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.43 % | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 2.11 % | +47.6% |
| 1972 | 2.03 % | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 2.22 % | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 2.4 % | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 3.09 % | +28.7% |
| 1976 | 3.3 % | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 3.5 % | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 3.62 % | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 3.72 % | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 4.19 % | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 4.66 % | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 5.02 % | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 5.47 % | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 5.96 % | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 6.49 % | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 6.5 % | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 6.53 % | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 6.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6.55 % | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 6.65 % | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 6.96 % | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 7.04 % | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 6.69 % | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 6.89 % | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 6.52 % | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 6.9 % | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 6.92 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 6.93 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 6.99 % | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 7.08 % | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 7.2 % | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 7.25 % | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 7.27 % | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 7.44 % | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 7.35 % | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 7.5 % | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 7.57 % | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 7.77 % | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 8.11 % | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 8.35 % | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 8.82 % | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 8.79 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.29 % | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 9.91 % | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 9.34 % | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 9.7 % | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 9.74 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 9.62 % | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 9.63 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 9.84 % | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 9.66 % | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 9.67 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 9.72 % | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.23 % | 1.13 % | 1.32 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.74 % | 1.43 % | 3.72 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.79 % | 4.19 % | 6.55 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.85 % | 6.52 % | 7.04 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.45 % | 7.08 % | 8.11 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.23 % | 8.35 % | 9.91 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7 % | 9.63 % | 9.84 % | 5 |
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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 nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.56 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.32 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2,915 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 1.14 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 6,959 t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.31 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6,959 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 9.72 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.91 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 % in 1961.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. 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.