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How green the fields are

How green the fields are

Greenness of North Korea’s cropland from May to September each year, seen from space. Drought and flood years show as dips.

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About this data

Latest
North Korea: 0.68 NDVI (2026)
License
NASA open data
How to cite
Free North Korea (2026). “How green the fields are”. Data from MODIS/Terra Vegetation Indices 16-Day L3 Global 250m (MOD13Q1 v6.1), NASA LP DAAC, over MODIS cropland, in Google Earth Engine. https://liberatenorthkorea.org/data/crop-greenness
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This season’s fields

Greenness of North Korea’s cropland every 16 days this year, against the average of the 10 years before.

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Life expectancy

How many years a baby born that year would live on average.

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Children who die before age five

Share of newborns who do not reach their fifth birthday.

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Food per person per day

Calories available per person per day. Around 2,100 kcal is the usual minimum.

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