How does North Korea rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?

North Korea ranks 199th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.

Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in North Korea?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this North Korea data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in North Korea

Name: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in North Korea
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

North Korea: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 0.42 percent in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

0.42 percent

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

199th

of 209 countries

All-time high

0.42 percent

in 1961

All-time low

0.42 percent

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in North Korea, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

North Korea recorded 0.42 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in North Korea peaked at 0.42 percent in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.42 percent, in 1961.

That places North Korea 199th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in North Korea, 1961 to 2023.
Year	percent	Change
1961	0.42 percent	—
1962	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1963	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1964	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1965	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1966	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1967	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1968	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1969	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1970	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1971	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1972	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1973	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1974	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1975	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1976	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1977	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1978	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1979	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1980	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1981	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1982	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1983	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1984	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1985	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1986	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1987	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1988	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1989	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1990	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1991	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1992	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1993	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1994	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1995	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1996	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1997	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1998	0.42 percent	+0.0%
1999	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2000	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2001	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2002	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2003	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2004	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2005	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2006	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2007	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2008	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2009	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2010	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2011	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2012	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2013	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2014	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2015	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2016	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2017	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2018	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2019	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2020	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2021	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2022	0.42 percent	+0.0%
2023	0.42 percent	+0.0%

North Korea compared with similar countries

North Korea's 0.42 percent is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.51 percent, 2% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
North Korea's 0.42 percent is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.93 percent, 14% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.42 percent	0.42 percent	0.42 percent	9
1970s	0.42 percent	0.42 percent	0.42 percent	10
1980s	0.42 percent	0.42 percent	0.42 percent	10
1990s	0.42 percent	0.42 percent	0.42 percent	10
2000s	0.42 percent	0.42 percent	0.42 percent	10
2010s	0.42 percent	0.42 percent	0.42 percent	10
2020s	0.42 percent	0.42 percent	0.42 percent	4

Countries ranked near North Korea

196 South Korea 0.57 percent compare
197 Norway 0.48 percent compare
198 French Polynesia 0.45 percent compare
199 Papua New Guinea 0.42 percent compare
201 French Guiana 0.31 percent compare
202 Solomon Islands 0.29 percent compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

More reference data data for North Korea

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9593 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7425 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies 0.3103 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies 2.29 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month -2.22 °C (2026)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 245.47 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.57 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.91 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 6,873 (2050)

All data for North Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in North Korea?: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in North Korea was 0.42 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in North Korea?: The highest recorded value was 0.42 percent in 1961.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in North Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.42 percent in 1961.
How does North Korea rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: North Korea ranks 199th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in North Korea?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this North Korea data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in North Korea. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 07 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/area-meadows-and-pastures/korea-dem-people-s-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/area-meadows-and-pastures/korea-dem-people-s-rep/">Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in North Korea</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: percent
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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).