What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in North Korea?

The highest recorded value was 0.1855 hectares per person in 1960.

What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in North Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0957 hectares per person in 2025.

How does North Korea rank for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?

North Korea ranks 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.

Is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in North Korea

Name: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in North Korea
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

North Korea: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita was 0.0957 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0957 hectares per person

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

136th

of 189 countries

All-time high

0.1855 hectares per person

in 1960

All-time low

0.0957 hectares per person

in 2025

Years of data

1960–2025

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in North Korea, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in North Korea is 0.0957 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.1855 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0957 hectares per person, in 2025.

North Korea ranks 136th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in North Korea, 1960 to 2025.
Year	hectares per person	Change
1960	0.1855 hectares per person	—
1961	0.1814 hectares per person	-2.2%
1962	0.1774 hectares per person	-2.2%
1963	0.1732 hectares per person	-2.4%
1964	0.1688 hectares per person	-2.5%
1965	0.1647 hectares per person	-2.4%
1966	0.1605 hectares per person	-2.5%
1967	0.1561 hectares per person	-2.8%
1968	0.1517 hectares per person	-2.8%
1969	0.1476 hectares per person	-2.7%
1970	0.1438 hectares per person	-2.6%
1971	0.1411 hectares per person	-1.9%
1972	0.1374 hectares per person	-2.6%
1973	0.1377 hectares per person	+0.2%
1974	0.1353 hectares per person	-1.7%
1975	0.1339 hectares per person	-1.0%
1976	0.132 hectares per person	-1.4%
1977	0.1304 hectares per person	-1.2%
1978	0.1288 hectares per person	-1.2%
1979	0.1272 hectares per person	-1.3%
1980	0.1309 hectares per person	+2.9%
1981	0.1297 hectares per person	-0.9%
1982	0.1283 hectares per person	-1.1%
1983	0.127 hectares per person	-1.0%
1984	0.1258 hectares per person	-0.9%
1985	0.1247 hectares per person	-0.9%
1986	0.1229 hectares per person	-1.4%
1987	0.1212 hectares per person	-1.4%
1988	0.1194 hectares per person	-1.4%
1989	0.1177 hectares per person	-1.4%
1990	0.1163 hectares per person	-1.2%
1991	0.1155 hectares per person	-0.6%
1992	0.1139 hectares per person	-1.4%
1993	0.1118 hectares per person	-1.8%
1994	0.1153 hectares per person	+3.1%
1995	0.1134 hectares per person	-1.6%
1996	0.1081 hectares per person	-4.7%
1997	0.1071 hectares per person	-0.9%
1998	0.1062 hectares per person	-0.8%
1999	0.1054 hectares per person	-0.7%
2000	0.1048 hectares per person	-0.6%
2001	0.1042 hectares per person	-0.5%
2002	0.1037 hectares per person	-0.5%
2003	0.1031 hectares per person	-0.6%
2004	0.1026 hectares per person	-0.5%
2005	0.1041 hectares per person	+1.5%
2006	0.1038 hectares per person	-0.4%
2007	0.1033 hectares per person	-0.4%
2008	0.1052 hectares per person	+1.9%
2009	0.1052 hectares per person	-0.1%
2010	0.105 hectares per person	-0.2%
2011	0.1029 hectares per person	-2.0%
2012	0.1024 hectares per person	-0.5%
2013	0.1019 hectares per person	-0.5%
2014	0.1013 hectares per person	-0.6%
2015	0.1009 hectares per person	-0.4%
2016	0.0993 hectares per person	-1.6%
2017	0.0987 hectares per person	-0.7%
2018	0.0983 hectares per person	-0.4%
2019	0.0977 hectares per person	-0.5%
2020	0.0974 hectares per person	-0.3%
2021	0.097 hectares per person	-0.4%
2022	0.0966 hectares per person	-0.4%
2023	0.0963 hectares per person	-0.4%
2024	0.096 hectares per person	-0.3%
2025	0.0957 hectares per person	-0.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1667 hectares per person	0.1476 hectares per person	0.1855 hectares per person	10
1970s	0.1348 hectares per person	0.1272 hectares per person	0.1438 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.1248 hectares per person	0.1177 hectares per person	0.1309 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.1113 hectares per person	0.1054 hectares per person	0.1163 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.104 hectares per person	0.1026 hectares per person	0.1052 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.1008 hectares per person	0.0977 hectares per person	0.105 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.0965 hectares per person	0.0957 hectares per person	0.0974 hectares per person	6

Countries ranked near North Korea

133 Colombia 0.0976 hectares per person compare
134 Philippines 0.0963 hectares per person compare
135 Haiti 0.0962 hectares per person compare
137 Tajikistan 0.0957 hectares per person compare
138 China 0.0951 hectares per person compare
139 Chile 0.0938 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

More agriculture & rural data for North Korea

Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0256 % change on previous year (2025)
Rural population 9.52 million (2025)
Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
Rural population 35.8% (2025)
Rural population, per capita 0.3581 units per person (2025)
Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6454 % change on previous year (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0976 hectares per person (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0251 % change on previous year (2025)
Aquaculture production 685,700 metric tons (2024)
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 685,700 metric tons (2024)

All data for North Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in North Korea?: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in North Korea was 0.0957 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in North Korea?: The highest recorded value was 0.1855 hectares per person in 1960.
What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in North Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0957 hectares per person in 2025.
How does North Korea rank for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?: North Korea ranks 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cropland extent over the long-term ÷ Population, total

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 12,474 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.