Egypt vs North Korea: Land area per crop type
Egypt
47,869 hectares
in 2024
North Korea
52,855 hectares
in 2024
Egypt rank
16th
North Korea rank
15th
Land area per crop type over time
- Egypt
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 52,855 hectares against 47,869 hectares in Egypt, a difference of 4,986 hectares.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was North Korea ahead.
Egypt ranks 16th and North Korea ranks 15th of 66 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,000 hectares | 91,000 hectares | 83,000 hectares | North Korea |
| 1990s | 10,130 hectares | 63,488 hectares | 53,358 hectares | North Korea |
| 2000s | 27,200 hectares | 50,425 hectares | 23,225 hectares | North Korea |
| 2010s | 46,473 hectares | 52,614 hectares | 6,140 hectares | North Korea |
| 2020s | 47,727 hectares | 52,714 hectares | 4,987 hectares | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area per crop type, Egypt or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 52,855 hectares against 47,869 hectares in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area per crop type between Egypt and North Korea?
- 4,986 hectares, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and North Korea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and North Korea rank globally for land area per crop type?
- Egypt ranks 16th and North Korea ranks 15th of 66 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 Land area per crop type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.