China vs North Korea: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
China
-0.9%
in 2023
North Korea
-1.4%
in 2023
China rank
154th
North Korea rank
157th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- China
- North Korea
How they compare
China currently reports -0.9% against -1.4% in North Korea, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was China ahead.
China ranks 154th and North Korea ranks 157th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and North Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.9% | 3.5% | 9.4% | China |
| 1980s | 16.9% | 7.9% | 9.0% | China |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 2.6% | 9.0% | China |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 2010s | -0.3% | 1.8% | 2.1% | North Korea |
| 2020s | -1.1% | -1.7% | 0.6% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, China or North Korea?
- China, at -0.9% against -1.4% in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between China and North Korea?
- 0.5%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and North Korea?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do China and North Korea rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- China ranks 154th and North Korea ranks 157th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.