North Korea vs South Korea: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
North Korea
0.42 percent
in 2023
South Korea
0.57 percent
in 2023
North Korea rank
199th
South Korea rank
196th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- North Korea
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.57 percent against 0.42 percent in North Korea, a difference of 0.15 percent.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 199th and South Korea ranks 196th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.42 percent | 0.2256 percent | 0.1944 percent | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.42 percent | 0.34 percent | 0.08 percent | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.42 percent | 0.717 percent | 0.297 percent | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.42 percent | 0.653 percent | 0.233 percent | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.42 percent | 0.589 percent | 0.169 percent | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.42 percent | 0.585 percent | 0.165 percent | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.42 percent | 0.57 percent | 0.15 percent | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, North Korea or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.57 percent against 0.42 percent in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between North Korea and South Korea?
- 0.15 percent, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and South Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and South Korea rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- North Korea ranks 199th and South Korea ranks 196th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).