North Korea vs Philippines: Agricultural land use per person
North Korea
0.1011 hectares per person
in 2025
Philippines
0.1082 hectares per person
in 2025
North Korea rank
163rd
Philippines rank
160th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- North Korea
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.1082 hectares per person against 0.1011 hectares per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.0071 hectares per person.
That makes Philippines'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 163rd and Philippines ranks 160th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 6 and Philippines in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.6106 hectares per person | 0.4648 hectares per person | 0.1457 hectares per person | North Korea |
| 1100s | 0.5894 hectares per person | 0.4628 hectares per person | 0.1266 hectares per person | North Korea |
| 1200s | 0.5666 hectares per person | 0.4609 hectares per person | 0.1056 hectares per person | North Korea |
| 1300s | 0.5417 hectares per person | 0.4591 hectares per person | 0.0826 hectares per person | North Korea |
| 1400s | 0.5144 hectares per person | 0.4586 hectares per person | 0.0558 hectares per person | North Korea |
| 1500s | 0.4838 hectares per person | 0.458 hectares per person | 0.0258 hectares per person | North Korea |
| 1600s | 0.4487 hectares per person | 0.4568 hectares per person | 0.008 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1700s | 0.4071 hectares per person | 0.4554 hectares per person | 0.0483 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1710s | 0.4025 hectares per person | 0.4532 hectares per person | 0.0507 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1720s | 0.3977 hectares per person | 0.4579 hectares per person | 0.0602 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1730s | 0.3928 hectares per person | 0.4562 hectares per person | 0.0634 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1740s | 0.3878 hectares per person | 0.4545 hectares per person | 0.0667 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1750s | 0.3827 hectares per person | 0.4529 hectares per person | 0.0702 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1760s | 0.3774 hectares per person | 0.4513 hectares per person | 0.074 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1770s | 0.3719 hectares per person | 0.4499 hectares per person | 0.078 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1780s | 0.3663 hectares per person | 0.4495 hectares per person | 0.0832 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1790s | 0.3606 hectares per person | 0.449 hectares per person | 0.0884 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1800s | 0.3546 hectares per person | 0.448 hectares per person | 0.0934 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1810s | 0.3484 hectares per person | 0.4469 hectares per person | 0.0984 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1820s | 0.342 hectares per person | 0.445 hectares per person | 0.103 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1830s | 0.3354 hectares per person | 0.449 hectares per person | 0.1136 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1840s | 0.3284 hectares per person | 0.4475 hectares per person | 0.1191 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1850s | 0.3212 hectares per person | 0.4461 hectares per person | 0.1249 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1860s | 0.3136 hectares per person | 0.4448 hectares per person | 0.1312 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1870s | 0.3056 hectares per person | 0.4435 hectares per person | 0.1379 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1880s | 0.2972 hectares per person | 0.4422 hectares per person | 0.1449 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1890s | 0.2883 hectares per person | 0.4353 hectares per person | 0.147 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1900s | 0.2787 hectares per person | 0.4283 hectares per person | 0.1495 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1910s | 0.2685 hectares per person | 0.4209 hectares per person | 0.1524 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1920s | 0.2574 hectares per person | 0.4134 hectares per person | 0.156 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1930s | 0.2452 hectares per person | 0.3776 hectares per person | 0.1325 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1940s | 0.2315 hectares per person | 0.3467 hectares per person | 0.1152 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1950s | 0.2071 hectares per person | 0.302 hectares per person | 0.0949 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1960s | 0.1781 hectares per person | 0.2652 hectares per person | 0.0871 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1970s | 0.1457 hectares per person | 0.2265 hectares per person | 0.0808 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1980s | 0.1338 hectares per person | 0.2043 hectares per person | 0.0706 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 1990s | 0.1184 hectares per person | 0.1632 hectares per person | 0.0448 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.1092 hectares per person | 0.1363 hectares per person | 0.0271 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.1057 hectares per person | 0.1242 hectares per person | 0.0185 hectares per person | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.1016 hectares per person | 0.1117 hectares per person | 0.0101 hectares per person | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, North Korea or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 0.1082 hectares per person against 0.1011 hectares per person in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between North Korea and Philippines?
- 0.0071 hectares per person, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Philippines?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Philippines rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- North Korea ranks 163rd and Philippines ranks 160th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.