How have things changed?, per square kilometre in North Korea
North Korea: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 7.42 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
7.42 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
32nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
16.89 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1987
All-time low
3.31 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in North Korea, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in North Korea stood at 7.42 metric tons per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in North Korea peaked at 16.89 metric tons per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
North Korea ranks 32nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in North Korea, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 3.57 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 3.83 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 4.06 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 4.17 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1971 | 4.29 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1972 | 4.76 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 4.96 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 5.76 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 6.13 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 6.83 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 6.96 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 10 metric tons per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 1979 | 10.07 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 9.97 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 12.05 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1982 | 12.69 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 10.7 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1984 | 12.02 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 12.33 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 13.52 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 16.89 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 1988 | 15.13 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 16.34 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 11.44 metric tons per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 1991 | 11.02 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 12.15 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 12.69 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 9.87 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1995 | 8.85 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 8.6 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 6.03 metric tons per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 1998 | 5.89 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 5.83 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 5.65 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 5.93 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 5.92 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.92 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.92 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.92 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.92 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.92 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.93 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.94 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 6.04 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.05 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.01 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.99 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 6.59 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 6.54 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 6.88 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 6.95 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 7.37 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 7.36 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.34 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 7.41 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 7.47 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 7.42 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.6% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 7.42 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.158 metric tons per square kilometre, 47.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 7.42 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.99 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +43.6% | 6.96 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.17 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 6.35 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre | 10.07 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.16 metric tons per square kilometre | 9.97 metric tons per square kilometre | 16.89 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.24 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.83 metric tons per square kilometre | 12.69 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.65 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.94 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.58 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.99 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.37 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.41 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.34 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.47 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 29 Antigua and Barbuda 7.47 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 30 Comoros 7.46 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 31 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 7.44 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 33 Sri Lanka 6.45 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 34 American Samoa 6.33 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 35 Singapore 6.1 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 3.54 (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) - IPCC Agriculture 6,873 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in North Korea?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in North Korea was 7.42 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 16.89 metric tons per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does North Korea rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- North Korea ranks 32nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.