Temporary fallow — Area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Temporary fallow — Area was 256.71 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary fallow — Area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 256.71 1000 ha for temporary fallow — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary fallow — area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 339.11 1000 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 256.71 1000 ha, in 2021.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 12th of 22 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary fallow — Area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 333.81 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 330.14 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 329.84 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 333.42 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 339.11 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 338.3 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 334.21 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 324.37 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 314.57 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 317.06 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 300.39 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 303.07 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 295.55 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 288.42 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 291.41 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 289.88 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 284.77 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 287.08 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 278 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 271.93 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 256.71 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 256.71 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 256.71 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 256.71 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 330.86 1000 ha | 314.57 1000 ha | 339.11 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 293.56 1000 ha | 278 1000 ha | 317.06 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 259.75 1000 ha | 256.71 1000 ha | 271.93 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- 9 Australia and New Zealand 5,940 1000 ha compare
- 10 Australia 5,882 1000 ha compare
- 11 Afghanistan 4,691 1000 ha compare
- 12 Nigeria 4,159 1000 ha compare
- 13 Mexico 3,974 1000 ha compare
- 14 Kazakhstan 3,784 1000 ha compare
- 15 Saudi Arabia 3,684 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 temporary fallow — area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Temporary fallow — area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 256.71 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary fallow — area recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 339.11 1000 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest temporary fallow — area recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 256.71 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for temporary fallow — area?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 12th out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
- Is temporary fallow — area rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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 Temporary fallow — 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.