Arable land pin in North Korea
North Korea: Arable land pin was 0.4962 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4962
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
69th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1
in 1961
All-time low
0.3745
in 1991
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land pin in North Korea, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 0.4962 for arable land pin in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land pin in North Korea peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3745, in 1991.
That places North Korea 69th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land pin in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9544 | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.8984 | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.8665 | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9259 | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.8724 | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.9014 | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9021 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.8085 | -10.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8017 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.7544 | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7542 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7121 | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6721 | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6309 | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.604 | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.574 | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5605 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5435 | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5777 | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5376 | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5862 | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 0.564 | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5272 | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5147 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4849 | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4781 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.474 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4567 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4536 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3745 | -17.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3821 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3937 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4563 | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6049 | +32.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6283 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5934 | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5039 | -15.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5028 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5262 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4776 | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4742 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4665 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4586 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4586 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4636 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5057 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4781 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4865 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4864 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4733 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4597 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4504 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.454 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4772 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.479 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4943 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5118 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4543 | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4933 | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4926 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4949 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4962 | +0.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.4962 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4868, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.4962 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4156, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land pin in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +32.6% | 0.4563 | 0.6049 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9033 | 0.8085 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6607 | 0.5435 | 0.8017 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5201 | 0.4567 | 0.5862 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4893 | 0.3745 | 0.6283 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4796 | 0.4586 | 0.5262 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.474 | 0.4504 | 0.5118 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4943 | 0.4926 | 0.4962 | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 91.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 245.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 6,873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 11.62 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land pin in North Korea?
- Arable land pin in North Korea was 0.4962 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land pin recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land pin recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3745 in 1991.
- How does North Korea rank for arable land pin?
- North Korea ranks 69th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land pin rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land pin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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