Breakdown of habitable land area in North Korea
North Korea: Breakdown of habitable land area was 110,830 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in North Korea, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for breakdown of habitable land area in North Korea is 110,830 hectares, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.4% over five years.
That places North Korea 88th out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near North Korea
More reference data data for North Korea
- Temperature anomalies by month -2.22 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 2.29 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3103 °C (2026)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9637 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 2 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 1 (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 127.56 millimeters (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in North Korea?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in North Korea was 110,830 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 111,590 hectares in 2018.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,020 hectares in 2015.
- How does North Korea rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- North Korea ranks 88th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.