Arable land (hectares), per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Arable land (hectares), per capita was 0.0869 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land (hectares), per capita in North Korea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0.0869 hectares per person for arable land (hectares), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land (hectares), per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.1793 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0869 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places North Korea 121st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land (hectares), per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1793 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1753 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1711 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1668 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1626 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1584 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.154 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1497 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1456 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1417 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1381 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1346 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1346 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1319 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1296 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1276 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1258 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.124 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1223 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1253 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1235 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1217 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1199 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1182 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1165 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1148 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1131 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1114 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1098 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1084 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1073 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1057 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1042 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1072 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1059 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1005 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0995 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0987 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0979 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0972 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0966 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0961 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0955 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0948 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0963 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0958 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0953 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0969 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0965 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.096 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0936 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0932 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0928 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0917 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0907 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0899 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0889 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0885 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0881 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0878 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0875 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0872 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0869 hectares per person | -0.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.0869 hectares per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1837 hectares per person, 47% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.0869 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0406 hectares per person, 2.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1625 hectares per person | 0.1456 hectares per person | 0.1793 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.131 hectares per person | 0.1223 hectares per person | 0.1417 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1174 hectares per person | 0.1098 hectares per person | 0.1253 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1035 hectares per person | 0.0979 hectares per person | 0.1084 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0961 hectares per person | 0.0948 hectares per person | 0.0972 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0914 hectares per person | 0.0881 hectares per person | 0.096 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0873 hectares per person | 0.0869 hectares per person | 0.0878 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More agriculture & rural data for North Korea
- Rural population 9.52 million (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3581 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 35.8% (2025)
- Aquaculture production 685,700 metric tons (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,610 kg per hectare (2024)
- Land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate 0.0436 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita 0.1844 metric tons per person (2024)
- Milk per animal 2,342 kilograms per animal (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land (hectares), per capita in North Korea?
- Arable land (hectares), per capita in North Korea was 0.0869 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1793 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0869 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does North Korea rank for arable land (hectares), per capita?
- North Korea ranks 121st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land (hectares), per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.