Statistics Korea Conducts First Survey on North Korea's Rice Cultivation Area... 557,000 ha Last Year

Rice Cultivation Area by Province in North Korea.

[Asia Economy Reporter Joo Sang-don] The Statistics Korea has released its first survey results on North Korea's rice cultivation area. The total area was 557,016 hectares, with more than 60% concentrated in Hwanghae Namdo, Pyongan Bukdo, and Pyongan Namdo.

On the 24th, Statistics Korea announced the '2019 North Korea Rice Cultivation Area Survey Results' containing this information.

According to the data, North Korea's rice cultivation area (557,016 ha) by province is as follows: Hwanghae Namdo (145,907 ha, 26.2%), Pyongan Bukdo (107,680 ha, 19.3%), Pyongan Namdo (81,453 ha, 14.6%), and Hamgyeong Namdo (57,449 ha, 10.3%).

Statistics Korea conducted the first survey in 2019 to meet the increasing demand for North Korean statistics and to provide basic data for inter-Korean agricultural policies through statistics on rice cultivation areas in North Korea. Using satellite imagery, they created field boundary maps for 15,470 sample survey units and interpreted satellite images taken in the relevant year.

Going forward, Statistics Korea plans to announce the previous year's survey results every February.

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