Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in North Korea
North Korea: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land was 0.7616 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in North Korea, 1961–2019
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0.7616 for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in North Korea peaked at 0.8786 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.1383, in 1961.
That places North Korea 53rd out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1383 | — |
| 1962 | 0.1537 | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1844 | +20.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1921 | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1998 | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2151 | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2459 | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2612 | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2766 | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3073 | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3227 | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3312 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3332 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.341 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3484 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3557 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3673 | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4438 | +20.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5195 | +17.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5764 | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6485 | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7199 | +11.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7905 | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8604 | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8621 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8704 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8786 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8742 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8558 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8472 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8366 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8292 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8193 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7907 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.786 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8053 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8004 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7956 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.791 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7861 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7813 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7807 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7801 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7801 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7684 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7684 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7684 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7571 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7526 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7504 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7616 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7616 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7616 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7616 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7616 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7616 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7616 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7616 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7616 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2075 | 0.1383 | 0.2766 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.367 | 0.3073 | 0.5195 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7937 | 0.5764 | 0.8786 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8101 | 0.786 | 0.8472 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7723 | 0.7526 | 0.7861 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7605 | 0.7504 | 0.7616 | 10 |
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More agriculture & rural data for North Korea
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 35.8% (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3581 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 9.52 million (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.35 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 4.89 million metric tons (2024)
- Milk per animal 2,342 kilograms per animal (2024)
- Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita 3.61 kg per hectare (2024)
- Aquaculture production 685,700 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in North Korea?
- Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in North Korea was 0.7616 in 2019, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8786 in 1987.
- What is the lowest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1383 in 1961.
- How does North Korea rank for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?
- North Korea ranks 53rd out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is farm machinery per unit of agricultural land rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Farm machinery is measured in units of horsepower. This is divided by total agricultural land to give the average machinery use per hectare of agricultural land.