Agricultural land per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Agricultural land per capita was 0.0982 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0982 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
182nd
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.1856 hectares per capita
in 1961
All-time low
0.0982 hectares per capita
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in North Korea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land per capita in North Korea stood at 0.0982 hectares per capita. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.1856 hectares per capita in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0982 hectares per capita, in 2023.
That places North Korea 182nd out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1856 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.1815 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1771 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1727 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1685 hectares per capita | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1642 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1597 hectares per capita | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1552 hectares per capita | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.151 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1471 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1443 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1406 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1407 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1383 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1368 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1349 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1333 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1316 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.13 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1336 hectares per capita | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1324 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1309 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1296 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1284 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1273 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1254 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1236 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1218 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1201 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1186 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1179 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1162 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1141 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1175 hectares per capita | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1156 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1102 hectares per capita | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1092 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1083 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1075 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1069 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1063 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1058 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1052 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1047 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1062 hectares per capita | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1058 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1054 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1073 hectares per capita | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1072 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.107 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1049 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1044 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1039 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1033 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1029 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1013 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1006 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1002 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0997 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0993 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.099 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0986 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0982 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1684 hectares per capita | 0.151 hectares per capita | 0.1856 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1378 hectares per capita | 0.13 hectares per capita | 0.1471 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1273 hectares per capita | 0.1201 hectares per capita | 0.1336 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1135 hectares per capita | 0.1075 hectares per capita | 0.1186 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1061 hectares per capita | 0.1047 hectares per capita | 0.1073 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1028 hectares per capita | 0.0997 hectares per capita | 0.107 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0988 hectares per capita | 0.0982 hectares per capita | 0.0993 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 179 Philippines 0.1107 hectares per capita compare
- 180 French Polynesia 0.1069 hectares per capita compare
- 181 Netherlands 0.0997 hectares per capita compare
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0964 hectares per capita compare
- 184 Guam 0.0961 hectares per capita compare
- 185 Cyprus 0.0959 hectares per capita compare
More agriculture & rural data for North Korea
- Rural population 35.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 9.52 million (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3581 units per person (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.35 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 4.89 million metric tons (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,610 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita 3.61 kg per hectare (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 685,700 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in North Korea?
- Agricultural land per capita in North Korea was 0.0982 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1856 hectares per capita in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0982 hectares per capita in 2023.
- How does North Korea rank for agricultural land per capita?
- North Korea ranks 182nd out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.