Dem. People's Rep. Korea - Arable land

Arable land (hectares)

The value for Arable land (hectares) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 2,350,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,400,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 2,150,000 in 1961.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 2,150,000
1962 2,150,000
1963 2,150,000
1964 2,150,000
1965 2,150,000
1966 2,150,000
1967 2,150,000
1968 2,150,000
1969 2,150,000
1970 2,150,000
1971 2,150,000
1972 2,150,000
1973 2,200,000
1974 2,200,000
1975 2,200,000
1976 2,200,000
1977 2,200,000
1978 2,200,000
1979 2,200,000
1980 2,285,000
1981 2,285,000
1982 2,285,000
1983 2,285,000
1984 2,285,000
1985 2,285,000
1986 2,285,000
1987 2,285,000
1988 2,285,000
1989 2,285,000
1990 2,288,000
1991 2,300,000
1992 2,300,000
1993 2,300,000
1994 2,400,000
1995 2,400,000
1996 2,300,000
1997 2,300,000
1998 2,300,000
1999 2,300,000
2000 2,300,000
2001 2,300,000
2002 2,300,000
2003 2,300,000
2004 2,300,000
2005 2,350,000
2006 2,350,000
2007 2,350,000
2008 2,400,000
2009 2,400,000
2010 2,400,000
2011 2,350,000
2012 2,350,000
2013 2,350,000
2014 2,350,000
2015 2,350,000
2016 2,350,000
2017 2,350,000
2018 2,350,000

Arable land (hectares per person)

The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 0.092 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.184 in 1961 and a minimum value of 0.092 in 2018.

Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 0.184
1962 0.181
1963 0.178
1964 0.175
1965 0.171
1966 0.167
1967 0.163
1968 0.158
1969 0.153
1970 0.149
1971 0.145
1972 0.141
1973 0.141
1974 0.138
1975 0.135
1976 0.133
1977 0.131
1978 0.129
1979 0.128
1980 0.131
1981 0.129
1982 0.127
1983 0.125
1984 0.123
1985 0.121
1986 0.119
1987 0.118
1988 0.116
1989 0.114
1990 0.113
1991 0.112
1992 0.110
1993 0.108
1994 0.111
1995 0.110
1996 0.104
1997 0.103
1998 0.102
1999 0.101
2000 0.100
2001 0.099
2002 0.099
2003 0.098
2004 0.097
2005 0.098
2006 0.098
2007 0.097
2008 0.099
2009 0.098
2010 0.098
2011 0.095
2012 0.095
2013 0.094
2014 0.094
2015 0.093
2016 0.093
2017 0.092
2018 0.092

Arable land (% of land area)

Arable land (% of land area) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 19.52 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 19.93 in 2010, while its lowest value was 17.86 in 1961.

Definition: Arable land 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 17.86
1962 17.86
1963 17.86
1964 17.86
1965 17.86
1966 17.86
1967 17.86
1968 17.86
1969 17.86
1970 17.86
1971 17.86
1972 17.86
1973 18.27
1974 18.27
1975 18.27
1976 18.27
1977 18.27
1978 18.27
1979 18.27
1980 18.98
1981 18.98
1982 18.98
1983 18.98
1984 18.98
1985 18.98
1986 18.98
1987 18.98
1988 18.98
1989 18.98
1990 19.00
1991 19.10
1992 19.10
1993 19.10
1994 19.93
1995 19.93
1996 19.10
1997 19.10
1998 19.10
1999 19.10
2000 19.10
2001 19.10
2002 19.10
2003 19.10
2004 19.10
2005 19.52
2006 19.52
2007 19.52
2008 19.93
2009 19.93
2010 19.93
2011 19.52
2012 19.52
2013 19.52
2014 19.52
2015 19.52
2016 19.52
2017 19.52
2018 19.52

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use