North Korea vs Togo: Cropland extent over the long-term
North Korea
2.54 million hectares
in 2025
Togo
2.82 million hectares
in 2025
North Korea rank
76th
Togo rank
74th
Cropland extent over the long-term over time
- North Korea
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 2.82 million hectares against 2.54 million hectares in North Korea, a difference of 277,510 hectares.
That makes Togo's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 76th and Togo ranks 74th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 38 and Togo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 510,683 hectares | 6,565 hectares | 504,118 hectares | North Korea |
| 1100s | 591,616 hectares | 7,524 hectares | 584,092 hectares | North Korea |
| 1200s | 758,355 hectares | 8,623 hectares | 749,732 hectares | North Korea |
| 1300s | 543,944 hectares | 9,882 hectares | 534,062 hectares | North Korea |
| 1400s | 602,703 hectares | 11,324 hectares | 591,379 hectares | North Korea |
| 1500s | 648,023 hectares | 12,976 hectares | 635,047 hectares | North Korea |
| 1600s | 751,678 hectares | 14,869 hectares | 736,809 hectares | North Korea |
| 1700s | 853,129 hectares | 17,038 hectares | 836,090 hectares | North Korea |
| 1710s | 926,478 hectares | 25,564 hectares | 900,914 hectares | North Korea |
| 1720s | 963,807 hectares | 33,506 hectares | 930,302 hectares | North Korea |
| 1730s | 1.00 million hectares | 41,451 hectares | 960,759 hectares | North Korea |
| 1740s | 1.04 million hectares | 49,400 hectares | 992,250 hectares | North Korea |
| 1750s | 1.08 million hectares | 57,353 hectares | 1.02 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1760s | 1.12 million hectares | 65,311 hectares | 1.06 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1770s | 1.17 million hectares | 73,273 hectares | 1.09 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1780s | 1.21 million hectares | 81,239 hectares | 1.13 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1790s | 1.25 million hectares | 89,209 hectares | 1.16 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1800s | 1.30 million hectares | 97,183 hectares | 1.20 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1810s | 1.34 million hectares | 105,161 hectares | 1.24 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1820s | 1.39 million hectares | 113,144 hectares | 1.27 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1830s | 1.38 million hectares | 121,130 hectares | 1.26 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1840s | 1.36 million hectares | 129,121 hectares | 1.23 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1850s | 1.34 million hectares | 137,116 hectares | 1.20 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1860s | 1.32 million hectares | 145,606 hectares | 1.17 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1870s | 1.29 million hectares | 154,623 hectares | 1.14 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1880s | 1.26 million hectares | 169,160 hectares | 1.09 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1890s | 1.24 million hectares | 185,064 hectares | 1.05 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1900s | 1.21 million hectares | 198,485 hectares | 1.01 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1910s | 1.18 million hectares | 212,880 hectares | 965,300 hectares | North Korea |
| 1920s | 1.48 million hectares | 226,062 hectares | 1.25 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1930s | 1.70 million hectares | 262,422 hectares | 1.43 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1940s | 1.93 million hectares | 301,642 hectares | 1.63 million hectares | North Korea |
| 1950s | 2.06 million hectares | 1.74 million hectares | 319,010 hectares | North Korea |
| 1960s | 2.18 million hectares | 1.87 million hectares | 304,650 hectares | North Korea |
| 1970s | 2.25 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | 343,810 hectares | North Korea |
| 1980s | 2.43 million hectares | 2.08 million hectares | 349,200 hectares | North Korea |
| 1990s | 2.49 million hectares | 2.26 million hectares | 228,956 hectares | North Korea |
| 2000s | 2.53 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | 9,748 hectares | North Korea |
| 2010s | 2.57 million hectares | 2.79 million hectares | 219,978 hectares | Togo |
| 2020s | 2.54 million hectares | 2.82 million hectares | 275,747 hectares | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, North Korea or Togo?
- Togo, at 2.82 million hectares against 2.54 million hectares in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between North Korea and Togo?
- 277,510 hectares, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Togo?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Togo rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?
- North Korea ranks 76th and Togo ranks 74th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cropland area for each separate country over time.