What is the highest arable land recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

The highest recorded value was 2.40 million hectares in 1994.

What is the lowest arable land recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

The lowest recorded value was 2.15 million hectares in 1961.

How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for arable land?

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 79th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is arable land rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Arable land in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Name: Arable land in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Arable land was 2.29 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

2.29 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

79th

of 206 countries

All-time high

2.40 million hectares

in 1994

All-time low

2.15 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Arable land in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1961–2023

Source: 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). Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arable land in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 2.29 million hectares, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 2.40 million hectares in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.15 million hectares, in 1961.

That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 79th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Arable land in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Arable land (hectares) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1961 to 2023.
Year	hectares	Change
1961	2.15 million hectares	—
1962	2.15 million hectares	+0.0%
1963	2.15 million hectares	+0.0%
1964	2.15 million hectares	+0.0%
1965	2.15 million hectares	+0.0%
1966	2.15 million hectares	+0.0%
1967	2.15 million hectares	+0.0%
1968	2.15 million hectares	+0.0%
1969	2.15 million hectares	+0.0%
1970	2.15 million hectares	+0.0%
1971	2.15 million hectares	+0.0%
1972	2.15 million hectares	+0.0%
1973	2.20 million hectares	+2.3%
1974	2.20 million hectares	+0.0%
1975	2.20 million hectares	+0.0%
1976	2.20 million hectares	+0.0%
1977	2.20 million hectares	+0.0%
1978	2.20 million hectares	+0.0%
1979	2.20 million hectares	+0.0%
1980	2.29 million hectares	+3.9%
1981	2.29 million hectares	+0.0%
1982	2.29 million hectares	+0.0%
1983	2.29 million hectares	+0.0%
1984	2.29 million hectares	+0.0%
1985	2.29 million hectares	+0.0%
1986	2.29 million hectares	+0.0%
1987	2.29 million hectares	+0.0%
1988	2.29 million hectares	+0.0%
1989	2.29 million hectares	+0.0%
1990	2.29 million hectares	+0.1%
1991	2.30 million hectares	+0.5%
1992	2.30 million hectares	+0.0%
1993	2.30 million hectares	+0.0%
1994	2.40 million hectares	+4.3%
1995	2.40 million hectares	+0.0%
1996	2.30 million hectares	-4.2%
1997	2.30 million hectares	+0.0%
1998	2.30 million hectares	+0.0%
1999	2.30 million hectares	+0.0%
2000	2.30 million hectares	+0.0%
2001	2.30 million hectares	+0.0%
2002	2.30 million hectares	+0.0%
2003	2.30 million hectares	+0.0%
2004	2.30 million hectares	+0.0%
2005	2.35 million hectares	+2.2%
2006	2.35 million hectares	+0.0%
2007	2.35 million hectares	+0.0%
2008	2.40 million hectares	+2.1%
2009	2.40 million hectares	+0.0%
2010	2.40 million hectares	+0.0%
2011	2.35 million hectares	-2.1%
2012	2.35 million hectares	+0.0%
2013	2.35 million hectares	+0.0%
2014	2.33 million hectares	-0.6%
2015	2.32 million hectares	-0.6%
2016	2.31 million hectares	-0.4%
2017	2.29 million hectares	-0.6%
2018	2.29 million hectares	+0.0%
2019	2.29 million hectares	+0.0%
2020	2.29 million hectares	+0.0%
2021	2.29 million hectares	+0.0%
2022	2.29 million hectares	+0.0%
2023	2.29 million hectares	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.15 million hectares	2.15 million hectares	2.15 million hectares	9
1970s	2.19 million hectares	2.15 million hectares	2.20 million hectares	10
1980s	2.29 million hectares	2.29 million hectares	2.29 million hectares	10
1990s	2.32 million hectares	2.29 million hectares	2.40 million hectares	10
2000s	2.33 million hectares	2.30 million hectares	2.40 million hectares	10
2010s	2.33 million hectares	2.29 million hectares	2.40 million hectares	10
2020s	2.29 million hectares	2.29 million hectares	2.29 million hectares	4

Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

76 South Sudan 2.49 million hectares compare
77 Denmark 2.37 million hectares compare
78 Lithuania 2.30 million hectares compare
80 Finland 2.24 million hectares compare
81 Uruguay 2.20 million hectares compare
82 Azerbaijan 2.09 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

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)
Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
Rural population 35.8% (2025)
Aquaculture farmed fish production 685,700 (2024)
Cereal yield 3,610 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 3.61 (2024)
Cereal production 4.89 million metric tons (2024)
Milk yields per animal 2,342 (2024)

All data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of →

Frequently asked questions

What is arable land in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: Arable land in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 2.29 million hectares in 2023, according to 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).
What is the highest arable land recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: The highest recorded value was 2.40 million hectares in 1994.
What is the lowest arable land recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: The lowest recorded value was 2.15 million hectares in 1961.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for arable land?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 79th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?: The figures come from 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Arable land (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: 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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Arable land in Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of, 1961–2023