Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in North Korea
North Korea: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was -1.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in North Korea, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Korea recorded -1.4% for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 135.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in North Korea peaked at 9.5% in 1982 and was at its lowest, -3.5%, in 2004.
North Korea ranks 157th of 225 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.9% | -12.1% |
| 1973 | 3.4% | +280.2% |
| 1974 | 3.6% | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 4.3% | +19.5% |
| 1976 | 4.4% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 4.6% | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 4.7% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 4.8% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 9.2% | +90.7% |
| 1981 | 9.0% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 9.5% | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 7.3% | -22.5% |
| 1984 | 7.7% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 7.5% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 7.3% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 7.1% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 7.0% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 6.9% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | -60.1% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | -30.6% |
| 1994 | 6.0% | +204.4% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | -17.0% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -78.3% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -73.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +181.6% |
| 2004 | -3.5% | -663.0% |
| 2005 | -1.2% | -67.1% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -340.8% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +82.3% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -30.9% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -56.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -78.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -95.5% |
| 2018 | -2.2% | -15174.7% |
| 2019 | -2.7% | +21.7% |
| 2020 | -2.9% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | -1.4% | -52.3% |
| 2022 | -1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | -1.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5% | 0.9% | 4.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.9% | 6.9% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.1% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | -3.5% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | -2.7% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.7% | -2.9% | -1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More agriculture & rural data for North Korea
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 35.8% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 9.52 million (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 vs. GDP per capita 3.61 kg per hectare (2024)
- Aquaculture production 685,700 metric tons (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 685,700 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in North Korea?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in North Korea was -1.4% 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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 1982.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.5% in 2004.
- How does North Korea rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- North Korea ranks 157th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 135.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.