North Korea vs United Kingdom: Arable land (hectares), per capita

North Korea
0.0869 hectares per person
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.0882 hectares per person
in 2023
North Korea rank
121st
United Kingdom rank
119th

Arable land (hectares), per capita over time

  • North Korea
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0882 hectares per person against 0.0869 hectares per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.0013 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 121st and United Kingdom ranks 119th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1625 hectares per person 0.1341 hectares per person 0.0285 hectares per person North Korea
1970s 0.131 hectares per person 0.1247 hectares per person 0.0064 hectares per person North Korea
1980s 0.1174 hectares per person 0.122 hectares per person 0.0046 hectares per person United Kingdom
1990s 0.1035 hectares per person 0.1076 hectares per person 0.004 hectares per person United Kingdom
2000s 0.0961 hectares per person 0.0973 hectares per person 0.0012 hectares per person United Kingdom
2010s 0.0914 hectares per person 0.0941 hectares per person 0.0028 hectares per person United Kingdom
2020s 0.0873 hectares per person 0.0892 hectares per person 0.0019 hectares per person United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land (hectares), per capita, North Korea or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.0882 hectares per person against 0.0869 hectares per person in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land (hectares), per capita between North Korea and United Kingdom?
0.0013 hectares per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do North Korea and United Kingdom rank globally for arable land (hectares), per capita?
North Korea ranks 121st and United Kingdom ranks 119th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land (hectares), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land (hectares), per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.