What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in North Korea?

The highest recorded value was 0.0042 hectares per person in 1961.

What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in North Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 hectares per person in 2023.

How does North Korea rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?

North Korea ranks 193rd out of 197 countries with data for 2023.

Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in North Korea

Name: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in North Korea
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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North Korea: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0019 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0019 hectares per person

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

193rd

of 197 countries

All-time high

0.0042 hectares per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.0019 hectares per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in North Korea, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

In 2023, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in North Korea stood at 0.0019 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in North Korea peaked at 0.0042 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 hectares per person, in 2023.

That places North Korea 193rd out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in North Korea, 1961 to 2023.
Year	hectares per person	Change
1961	0.0042 hectares per person	—
1962	0.0041 hectares per person	-2.2%
1963	0.004 hectares per person	-2.4%
1964	0.0039 hectares per person	-2.5%
1965	0.0038 hectares per person	-2.5%
1966	0.0037 hectares per person	-2.6%
1967	0.0036 hectares per person	-2.8%
1968	0.0035 hectares per person	-2.8%
1969	0.0034 hectares per person	-2.7%
1970	0.0033 hectares per person	-2.7%
1971	0.0032 hectares per person	-2.6%
1972	0.0031 hectares per person	-2.5%
1973	0.0031 hectares per person	-2.3%
1974	0.003 hectares per person	-1.9%
1975	0.0029 hectares per person	-1.8%
1976	0.0029 hectares per person	-1.6%
1977	0.0029 hectares per person	-1.4%
1978	0.0028 hectares per person	-1.4%
1979	0.0028 hectares per person	-1.4%
1980	0.0027 hectares per person	-1.4%
1981	0.0027 hectares per person	-1.4%
1982	0.0027 hectares per person	-1.5%
1983	0.0026 hectares per person	-1.5%
1984	0.0026 hectares per person	-1.5%
1985	0.0025 hectares per person	-1.5%
1986	0.0025 hectares per person	-1.5%
1987	0.0025 hectares per person	-1.5%
1988	0.0024 hectares per person	-1.5%
1989	0.0024 hectares per person	-1.4%
1990	0.0024 hectares per person	-1.5%
1991	0.0023 hectares per person	-1.5%
1992	0.0023 hectares per person	-1.5%
1993	0.0023 hectares per person	-1.5%
1994	0.0022 hectares per person	-1.4%
1995	0.0022 hectares per person	-1.2%
1996	0.0022 hectares per person	-1.0%
1997	0.0022 hectares per person	-0.9%
1998	0.0021 hectares per person	-0.9%
1999	0.0021 hectares per person	-0.8%
2000	0.0021 hectares per person	-0.7%
2001	0.0021 hectares per person	-0.6%
2002	0.0021 hectares per person	-0.5%
2003	0.0021 hectares per person	-0.6%
2004	0.0021 hectares per person	-0.7%
2005	0.002 hectares per person	-0.6%
2006	0.002 hectares per person	-0.5%
2007	0.002 hectares per person	-0.5%
2008	0.002 hectares per person	-0.5%
2009	0.002 hectares per person	-0.5%
2010	0.002 hectares per person	-0.4%
2011	0.002 hectares per person	-0.4%
2012	0.002 hectares per person	-0.5%
2013	0.002 hectares per person	-0.5%
2014	0.002 hectares per person	-0.5%
2015	0.002 hectares per person	-0.5%
2016	0.0019 hectares per person	-0.5%
2017	0.0019 hectares per person	-0.5%
2018	0.0019 hectares per person	-0.4%
2019	0.0019 hectares per person	-0.4%
2020	0.0019 hectares per person	-0.4%
2021	0.0019 hectares per person	-0.4%
2022	0.0019 hectares per person	-0.4%
2023	0.0019 hectares per person	-0.3%

North Korea compared with similar countries

North Korea's 0.0019 hectares per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.346 hectares per person, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
North Korea's 0.0019 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0266 hectares per person, 7% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0038 hectares per person	0.0034 hectares per person	0.0042 hectares per person	9
1970s	0.003 hectares per person	0.0028 hectares per person	0.0033 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.0026 hectares per person	0.0024 hectares per person	0.0027 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.0022 hectares per person	0.0021 hectares per person	0.0024 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.0021 hectares per person	0.002 hectares per person	0.0021 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.002 hectares per person	0.0019 hectares per person	0.002 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.0019 hectares per person	0.0019 hectares per person	0.0019 hectares per person	4

Countries ranked near North Korea

190 Finland 0.0023 hectares per person compare
191 Saint Lucia 0.0021 hectares per person compare
192 Maldives 0.0019 hectares per person compare
194 Cyprus 0.0016 hectares per person compare
195 South Korea 0.0011 hectares per person compare
196 Hong Kong 0.0001 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 197 places →

More reference data data for North Korea

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 3.54 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 1,939 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.838 (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) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 11.62 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 1,939 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 24.3 (2050)

All data for North Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in North Korea?: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in North Korea was 0.0019 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in North Korea?: The highest recorded value was 0.0042 hectares per person in 1961.
What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in North Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 hectares per person in 2023.
How does North Korea rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?: North Korea ranks 193rd out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in North Korea?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this North Korea data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total

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Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 197 places, 11,286 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.