Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 2.94 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2.94 1000 ha
Change on year
down 8.1%
Rank
15th
of 20 regions
All-time high
6.66 1000 ha
in 2001
All-time low
2.94 1000 ha
in 2024
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2001–2024

02462001201220242001: 6.7 1000 ha2002: 5.5 1000 ha2003: 5 1000 ha2004: 4.7 1000 ha2005: 4.7 1000 ha2006: 4.4 1000 ha2007: 4.3 1000 ha2008: 4.4 1000 ha2009: 4.6 1000 ha2010: 4.3 1000 ha2011: 4.2 1000 ha2012: 4 1000 ha2013: 3.5 1000 ha2014: 3.8 1000 ha2015: 4.4 1000 ha2016: 4.2 1000 ha2017: 4.5 1000 ha2018: 4.2 1000 ha2019: 4.1 1000 ha2020: 4.2 1000 ha2021: 3.9 1000 ha2022: 3.5 1000 ha2023: 3.2 1000 ha2024: 2.9 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Democratic People's Republic of Korea is 2.94 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 6.66 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.94 1000 ha, in 2024.

That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 15th out of 20 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 6.66 1000 ha
2002 5.48 1000 ha -17.7%
2003 5.05 1000 ha -7.8%
2004 4.7 1000 ha -6.9%
2005 4.7 1000 ha +0.0%
2006 4.36 1000 ha -7.2%
2007 4.32 1000 ha -0.9%
2008 4.38 1000 ha +1.4%
2009 4.6 1000 ha +5.0%
2010 4.28 1000 ha -7.0%
2011 4.21 1000 ha -1.6%
2012 4 1000 ha -5.0%
2013 3.46 1000 ha -13.5%
2014 3.78 1000 ha +9.2%
2015 4.4 1000 ha +16.4%
2016 4.25 1000 ha -3.4%
2017 4.47 1000 ha +5.2%
2018 4.23 1000 ha -5.4%
2019 4.12 1000 ha -2.6%
2020 4.23 1000 ha +2.7%
2021 3.89 1000 ha -8.0%
2022 3.54 1000 ha -9.0%
2023 3.2 1000 ha -9.6%
2024 2.94 1000 ha -8.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.92 1000 ha 4.32 1000 ha 6.66 1000 ha 9
2010s 4.12 1000 ha 3.46 1000 ha 4.47 1000 ha 10
2020s 3.56 1000 ha 2.94 1000 ha 4.23 1000 ha 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 2.94 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 6.66 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 2.94 1000 ha in 2024.
How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 15th out of 20 regions with data for 2024.
Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.