Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, North Korea or Nepal?

Nepal, at 0.0956 against 0.0759 in North Korea as of 2010.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Nepal?

22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

North Korea vs Nepal: Cropland and pasture per person

North Korea

0.0759

in 2010

Nepal

0.0956

in 2010

North Korea rank

124th

Nepal rank

121st

Cropland and pasture per person over time

North Korea
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.0956 against 0.0759 in North Korea, a difference of 0.0197.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.3 times North Korea's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

North Korea ranks 124th and Nepal ranks 121st of 178 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1800s	0.0917	0.1952	0.1035	Nepal
1810s	0.0978	0.2108	0.113	Nepal
1820s	0.104	0.2231	0.1191	Nepal
1830s	0.1062	0.2314	0.1252	Nepal
1840s	0.1072	0.237	0.1298	Nepal
1850s	0.1083	0.2418	0.1335	Nepal
1860s	0.108	0.2406	0.1326	Nepal
1870s	0.1074	0.2404	0.133	Nepal
1880s	0.1065	0.2393	0.1328	Nepal
1890s	0.1059	0.2386	0.1327	Nepal
1900s	0.105	0.2396	0.1346	Nepal
1910s	0.1042	0.2422	0.138	Nepal
1920s	0.1099	0.2494	0.1395	Nepal
1930s	0.1113	0.2437	0.1324	Nepal
1940s	0.1136	0.2399	0.1263	Nepal
1950s	0.1175	0.2361	0.1185	Nepal
1960s	0.1248	0.2269	0.102	Nepal
1970s	0.1	0.1894	0.0894	Nepal
1980s	0.0881	0.1691	0.0811	Nepal
1990s	0.0769	0.1336	0.0567	Nepal
2000s	0.0746	0.1064	0.0317	Nepal
2010s	0.0759	0.0956	0.0197	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, North Korea or Nepal?: Nepal, at 0.0956 against 0.0759 in North Korea as of 2010.
What is the difference in cropland and pasture per person between North Korea and Nepal?: 0.0197, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Nepal?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.
How do North Korea and Nepal rank globally for cropland and pasture per person?: North Korea ranks 124th and Nepal ranks 121st of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland and pasture per person
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 3,796 data points, 1800–2010
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Pasture – land used for livestock grazing – and cropland are measured in hectares per person. The sum of pasture and cropland is the total land used for agriculture.