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Land area in hectares, per capita in North Korea

North Korea: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.4558 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.4558 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
154th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.4558 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in hectares, per capita in North Korea, 1961–2023

00.250.50.751196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, land area in hectares, per capita in North Korea stood at 0.4558 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in North Korea peaked at 1 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4558 hectares per person, in 2023.

That places North Korea 154th out of 215 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.

Land area in hectares, per capita in North Korea, year by year

Year hectares per person Change
1961 1 hectares per person —
1962 0.9819 hectares per person -2.2%
1963 0.9581 hectares per person -2.4%
1964 0.9342 hectares per person -2.5%
1965 0.9109 hectares per person -2.5%
1966 0.8874 hectares per person -2.6%
1967 0.8626 hectares per person -2.8%
1968 0.8382 hectares per person -2.8%
1969 0.8154 hectares per person -2.7%
1970 0.7936 hectares per person -2.7%
1971 0.7732 hectares per person -2.6%
1972 0.7537 hectares per person -2.5%
1973 0.7364 hectares per person -2.3%
1974 0.7222 hectares per person -1.9%
1975 0.7095 hectares per person -1.8%
1976 0.6983 hectares per person -1.6%
1977 0.6883 hectares per person -1.4%
1978 0.6789 hectares per person -1.4%
1979 0.6696 hectares per person -1.4%
1980 0.6603 hectares per person -1.4%
1981 0.6508 hectares per person -1.4%
1982 0.6413 hectares per person -1.5%
1983 0.6319 hectares per person -1.5%
1984 0.6228 hectares per person -1.5%
1985 0.6137 hectares per person -1.5%
1986 0.6047 hectares per person -1.5%
1987 0.5959 hectares per person -1.5%
1988 0.5873 hectares per person -1.5%
1989 0.5788 hectares per person -1.4%
1990 0.5703 hectares per person -1.5%
1991 0.5619 hectares per person -1.5%
1992 0.5536 hectares per person -1.5%
1993 0.5455 hectares per person -1.5%
1994 0.5377 hectares per person -1.4%
1995 0.5312 hectares per person -1.2%
1996 0.5259 hectares per person -1.0%
1997 0.521 hectares per person -0.9%
1998 0.5165 hectares per person -0.9%
1999 0.5124 hectares per person -0.8%
2000 0.5088 hectares per person -0.7%
2001 0.5056 hectares per person -0.6%
2002 0.5029 hectares per person -0.5%
2003 0.4998 hectares per person -0.6%
2004 0.4964 hectares per person -0.7%
2005 0.4936 hectares per person -0.6%
2006 0.491 hectares per person -0.5%
2007 0.4885 hectares per person -0.5%
2008 0.4862 hectares per person -0.5%
2009 0.484 hectares per person -0.5%
2010 0.4819 hectares per person -0.4%
2011 0.4798 hectares per person -0.4%
2012 0.4776 hectares per person -0.5%
2013 0.4754 hectares per person -0.5%
2014 0.4731 hectares per person -0.5%
2015 0.4708 hectares per person -0.5%
2016 0.4686 hectares per person -0.5%
2017 0.4664 hectares per person -0.5%
2018 0.4643 hectares per person -0.4%
2019 0.4624 hectares per person -0.4%
2020 0.4607 hectares per person -0.4%
2021 0.459 hectares per person -0.4%
2022 0.4573 hectares per person -0.4%
2023 0.4558 hectares per person -0.3%

North Korea compared with similar countries

  • North Korea's 0.4558 hectares per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.57 hectares per person, 29% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • North Korea's 0.4558 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7125 hectares per person, 64% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9103 hectares per person 0.8154 hectares per person 1 hectares per person 9
1970s 0.7224 hectares per person 0.6696 hectares per person 0.7936 hectares per person 10
1980s 0.6187 hectares per person 0.5788 hectares per person 0.6603 hectares per person 10
1990s 0.5376 hectares per person 0.5124 hectares per person 0.5703 hectares per person 10
2000s 0.4957 hectares per person 0.484 hectares per person 0.5088 hectares per person 10
2010s 0.472 hectares per person 0.4624 hectares per person 0.4819 hectares per person 10
2020s 0.4582 hectares per person 0.4558 hectares per person 0.4607 hectares per person 4

Countries ranked near North Korea

  1. 151 Nepal 0.4827 hectares per person compare
  2. 152 Antigua and Barbuda 0.4715 hectares per person compare
  3. 153 Marshall Islands 0.4636 hectares per person compare
  4. 155 Malawi 0.4467 hectares per person compare
  5. 156 Switzerland 0.4445 hectares per person compare
  6. 157 Qatar 0.4326 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in hectares, per capita in North Korea?
Land area in hectares, per capita in North Korea was 0.4558 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in North Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1 hectares per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in North Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4558 hectares per person in 2023.
How does North Korea rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
North Korea ranks 154th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in hectares, 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 Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total

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  • Land area in hectares 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
Land area in hectares, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
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Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.