Environment in Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,186 indicators covering environment for Democratic People's Republic of Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Temperature change 2.26 °C 2025 up 61.4% 1st Standard Deviation 0.499 °C 2025 unchanged 4th Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 1.92 % 2024 up 1.1% 21st Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 50 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 17th Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 9.72 % 2024 up 4.6% 10th Permanent crops — Area 252.55 1000 ha 2024 up 3.4% 15th Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 88.35 % 2024 down 0.5% 1st Arable land — Area 2,295 1000 ha 2024 down 1.7% 13th Cropland — Area per capita 0.1 ha/cap 2024 unchanged 19th Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 108.11 SLC 2024 up 10.1% 13th Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 105.7 USD 2024 down 1.2% 17th Cropland — Share in Land area 21.16 % 2024 down 1.2% 6th Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 98.08 % 2024 down 0.0% 2nd Cropland — Area 2,548 1000 ha 2024 down 1.2% 13th Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 1,992 USD_PPP/ha 2024 down 6.4% 6th Agricultural land — Share in Land area 21.57 % 2024 down 1.2% 15th Agricultural land — Area 2,598 1000 ha 2024 down 1.2% 13th Agriculture — Area 2,598 1000 ha 2024 down 1.2% 13th Land area — Area 12,041 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 15th Country area — Area 12,054 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 15th Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.42 % 2024 unchanged 21st Inland waters — Area 13 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 16th Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,460 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 6th Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.31 % 2024 up 1.2% 1st Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.32 g/Int$ 2024 down 56.7% 9th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.45 kg/cap 2024 down 61.9% 11th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.71 kg/ha 2024 down 59.5% 7th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 12,000 t 2024 down 60.0% 11th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 17th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.35 g/Int$ 2024 up 187.2% 11th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.26 kg/cap 2024 up 160.0% 14th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 2,915 t 2024 down 93.8% 16th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 15th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2,915 t 2024 down 97.4% 16th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 1.14 kg/ha 2024 down 97.4% 17th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0.11 kg/cap 2024 down 97.5% 17th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.56 g/Int$ 2024 down 97.2% 17th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 2.73 kg/ha 2024 up 167.6% 12th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6,959 t 2024 up 163.7% 12th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 6,959 t 2024 up 163.7% 14th Paper and paperboard — Import quantity 23,153 t 2024 down 13.4% 16th Paper and paperboard — Import value 27,967 1000 USD 2024 down 14.6% 16th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity 285 t 2024 down 89.3% 16th Paper and paperboard — Export value 197 1000 USD 2024 down 91.8% 16th Graphic papers — Import quantity 14,498 t 2024 up 9.0% 14th Graphic papers — Import value 16,061 1000 USD 2024 up 18.8% 14th Newsprint — Import quantity 268 t 2024 down 36.3% 17th Newsprint — Import value 250 1000 USD 2024 down 31.7% 15th Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 14,230 t 2024 up 10.5% 14th Printing and writing papers — Import value 15,811 1000 USD 2024 up 20.2% 14th Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 3,418 1000 USD 2024 down 66.1% 10th Total fibre furnish — Production 106,000 t 2024 unchanged 9th Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 1,678 t 2024 down 52.9% 8th Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 8,655 t 2024 down 35.5% 16th Other paper and paperboard — Import value 11,906 1000 USD 2024 down 38.2% 15th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 179 t 2024 down 85.9% 16th Other paper and paperboard — Export value 121 1000 USD 2024 down 91.5% 16th Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 406,904 million SLC 2024 up 8.4% 8th Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 3,699 million USD 2024 down 2.7% 14th Page 1 of 20 Next →