Dem. Rep. Korea - Arable land

Arable land (hectares)

The value for Arable land (hectares) in Dem. Rep. Korea was 2,650,000 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,750,000 in 2005 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 2,400,000
1997 2,500,000
1998 2,550,000
1999 2,600,000
2000 2,600,000
2001 2,600,000
2002 2,700,000
2003 2,700,000
2004 2,700,000
2005 2,750,000
2006 2,700,000
2007 2,700,000
2008 2,700,000
2009 2,650,000

Arable land (hectares per person)

The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Dem. Rep. Korea was 0.11 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.19 in 1961 and a minimum value of 0.11 in 1993.

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 0.19
1962 0.19
1963 0.18
1964 0.18
1965 0.17
1966 0.17
1967 0.16
1968 0.16
1969 0.16
1970 0.15
1971 0.15
1972 0.14
1973 0.14
1974 0.14
1975 0.14
1976 0.13
1977 0.13
1978 0.13
1979 0.13
1980 0.13
1981 0.13
1982 0.13
1983 0.13
1984 0.12
1985 0.12
1986 0.12
1987 0.12
1988 0.12
1989 0.12
1990 0.11
1991 0.11
1992 0.11
1993 0.11
1994 0.11
1995 0.11
1996 0.11
1997 0.11
1998 0.11
1999 0.11
2000 0.11
2001 0.11
2002 0.12
2003 0.12
2004 0.11
2005 0.12
2006 0.11
2007 0.11
2008 0.11
2009 0.11

Arable land (% of land area)

Arable land (% of land area) in Dem. Rep. Korea was 22.01 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 22.84 in 2005, 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 19.93
1997 20.76
1998 21.18
1999 21.59
2000 21.59
2001 21.59
2002 22.42
2003 22.42
2004 22.42
2005 22.84
2006 22.42
2007 22.42
2008 22.42
2009 22.01

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use