North Korea vs Netherlands: Agricultural land per capita
North Korea
0.0982 hectares per capita
in 2023
Netherlands
0.0997 hectares per capita
in 2023
North Korea rank
182nd
Netherlands rank
181st
Agricultural land per capita over time
- North Korea
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.0997 hectares per capita against 0.0982 hectares per capita in North Korea, a difference of 0.0015 hectares per capita.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 182nd and Netherlands ranks 181st of 226 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1684 hectares per capita | 0.184 hectares per capita | 0.0156 hectares per capita | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.1378 hectares per capita | 0.1545 hectares per capita | 0.0168 hectares per capita | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.1273 hectares per capita | 0.1391 hectares per capita | 0.0117 hectares per capita | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.1135 hectares per capita | 0.1267 hectares per capita | 0.0132 hectares per capita | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.1061 hectares per capita | 0.1177 hectares per capita | 0.0116 hectares per capita | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.1028 hectares per capita | 0.1074 hectares per capita | 0.0046 hectares per capita | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.0988 hectares per capita | 0.1014 hectares per capita | 0.0026 hectares per capita | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, North Korea or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.0997 hectares per capita against 0.0982 hectares per capita in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between North Korea and Netherlands?
- 0.0015 hectares per capita, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Netherlands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Netherlands rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- North Korea ranks 182nd and Netherlands ranks 181st of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.