Fertiliser use in North Korea
Farmers in North Korea used 9.5 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
North Korea, 2024
9.5
Change from 2023
−35.1%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
161st of 190
Fertiliser use in North Korea over time
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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.5 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 14.7 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 7.1 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 18.9 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 18.9 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 46.3 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 90.0 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 65.7 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 67.8 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 51.4 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 61.9 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 75.4 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 71.2 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 90.4 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 73.7 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 56.4 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 49.1 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 51.8 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 65.9 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 61.7 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 69.6 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 44.8 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 53.9 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 122.3 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 111.3 kg per hectare | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −35.1% from 14.7 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 61.9 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −84.6%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, North Korea has the 161st highest value.
More for North Korea
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
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Capture fisheries production
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Prevalence of undernourishment
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Food production index
94.9 (2014-16 = 100)
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