North Korea Arable Land 1961-2023
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.
- North Korea arable land for 2020 was 2,280,000, a 0% increase from 2019.
- North Korea arable land for 2019 was 2,280,000, a 0.13% decline from 2018.
- North Korea arable land for 2018 was 2,283,000, a 0.52% decline from 2017.
- North Korea arable land for 2017 was 2,295,000, a 0.65% decline from 2016.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Hectares |
| Niger |
17,700,000 |
| Ethiopia |
16,195,100 |
| Tanzania |
13,502,500 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
13,477,000 |
| Afghanistan |
7,829,000 |
| Uganda |
6,900,000 |
| Mali |
6,411,000 |
| Burkina Faso |
6,000,000 |
| Mozambique |
5,650,000 |
| Chad |
5,200,000 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
4,662,000 |
| Zimbabwe |
4,000,000 |
| Malawi |
3,600,000 |
| Senegal |
3,200,000 |
| Guinea |
3,100,000 |
| Madagascar |
3,000,000 |
| Benin |
2,800,000 |
| Togo |
2,650,000 |
| South Sudan |
2,394,700 |
| North Korea |
2,280,000 |
| Nepal |
2,113,700 |
| Central African Republic |
1,800,000 |
| Sierra Leone |
1,584,000 |
| Burundi |
1,200,000 |
| Yemen |
1,158,000 |
| Rwanda |
1,151,700 |
| Somalia |
1,100,000 |
| Haiti |
1,070,000 |
| Tajikistan |
839,400 |
| Eritrea |
690,000 |
| Liberia |
500,000 |
| Gambia |
440,000 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
300,000 |
| Comoros |
66,000 |
| North Korea Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2020 |
2,280,000 |
0.09 |
18.94% |
| 2019 |
2,280,000 |
0.09 |
18.94% |
| 2018 |
2,283,000 |
0.09 |
18.96% |
| 2017 |
2,295,000 |
0.09 |
19.06% |
| 2016 |
2,310,000 |
0.09 |
19.18% |
| 2015 |
2,320,000 |
0.09 |
19.27% |
| 2014 |
2,335,000 |
0.09 |
19.39% |
| 2013 |
2,350,000 |
0.09 |
19.52% |
| 2012 |
2,350,000 |
0.09 |
19.52% |
| 2011 |
2,350,000 |
0.09 |
19.52% |
| 2010 |
2,400,000 |
0.10 |
19.93% |
| 2009 |
2,400,000 |
0.10 |
19.93% |
| 2008 |
2,400,000 |
0.10 |
19.93% |
| 2007 |
2,350,000 |
0.10 |
19.52% |
| 2006 |
2,350,000 |
0.10 |
19.52% |
| 2005 |
2,350,000 |
0.10 |
19.52% |
| 2004 |
2,300,000 |
0.10 |
19.10% |
| 2003 |
2,300,000 |
0.10 |
19.10% |
| 2002 |
2,300,000 |
0.10 |
19.10% |
| 2001 |
2,300,000 |
0.10 |
19.10% |
| 2000 |
2,300,000 |
0.10 |
19.10% |
| 1999 |
2,300,000 |
0.10 |
19.10% |
| 1998 |
2,300,000 |
0.10 |
19.10% |
| 1997 |
2,300,000 |
0.10 |
19.10% |
| 1996 |
2,300,000 |
0.10 |
19.10% |
| 1995 |
2,400,000 |
0.11 |
19.93% |
| 1994 |
2,400,000 |
0.11 |
19.93% |
| 1993 |
2,300,000 |
0.11 |
19.10% |
| 1992 |
2,300,000 |
0.11 |
19.10% |
| 1991 |
2,300,000 |
0.11 |
19.10% |
| 1990 |
2,288,000 |
0.11 |
19.00% |
| 1989 |
2,285,000 |
0.11 |
18.98% |
| 1988 |
2,285,000 |
0.11 |
18.98% |
| 1987 |
2,285,000 |
0.11 |
18.98% |
| 1986 |
2,285,000 |
0.12 |
18.98% |
| 1985 |
2,285,000 |
0.12 |
18.98% |
| 1984 |
2,285,000 |
0.12 |
18.98% |
| 1983 |
2,285,000 |
0.12 |
18.98% |
| 1982 |
2,285,000 |
0.12 |
18.98% |
| 1981 |
2,285,000 |
0.13 |
18.98% |
| 1980 |
2,285,000 |
0.13 |
18.98% |
| 1979 |
2,200,000 |
0.12 |
18.27% |
| 1978 |
2,200,000 |
0.13 |
18.27% |
| 1977 |
2,200,000 |
0.13 |
18.27% |
| 1976 |
2,200,000 |
0.13 |
18.27% |
| 1975 |
2,200,000 |
0.13 |
18.27% |
| 1974 |
2,200,000 |
0.13 |
18.27% |
| 1973 |
2,200,000 |
0.14 |
18.27% |
| 1972 |
2,150,000 |
0.14 |
17.86% |
| 1971 |
2,150,000 |
0.14 |
17.86% |
| 1970 |
2,150,000 |
0.14 |
17.86% |
| 1969 |
2,150,000 |
0.15 |
17.86% |
| 1968 |
2,150,000 |
0.15 |
17.86% |
| 1967 |
2,150,000 |
0.16 |
17.86% |
| 1966 |
2,150,000 |
0.16 |
17.86% |
| 1965 |
2,150,000 |
0.16 |
17.86% |
| 1964 |
2,150,000 |
0.17 |
17.86% |
| 1963 |
2,150,000 |
0.17 |
17.86% |
| 1962 |
2,150,000 |
0.18 |
17.86% |
| 1961 |
2,150,000 |
0.18 |
17.86% |
