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Agricultural land — South Korea

Agricultural land in South Korea in 2023 — 15,680 km². Ranked 128 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 25.8%.

2023 15,680 km² −1.01% vs 2022
World rank 128of 209
Period maximum 23,430 km²1968
Period minimum 15,680 km²2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — South Korea, 1961–202314,00016,00018,00020,00022,00024,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 21,130 km²1963: 21,000 km²1965: 22,780 km²1967: 23,360 km²1969: 23,370 km²1971: 22,990 km²1973: 22,710 km²1975: 22,720 km²1977: 22,670 km²1979: 22,520 km²1981: 22,450 km²1983: 22,360 km²1985: 22,200 km²1987: 22,190 km²1989: 21,970 km²1991: 21,610 km²1993: 21,180 km²1995: 20,480 km²1997: 19,830 km²1999: 19,540 km²2001: 19,450 km²2003: 19,020 km²2005: 18,810 km²2007: 18,400 km²2009: 17,950 km²2011: 17,561 km²2013: 17,687 km²2015: 17,360 km²2017: 16,767 km²2019: 16,370 km²2021: 16,030 km²2023: 15,680 km²
Change over the period: −5,450 (−25.79%) Average annual rate: -0.48 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea

South Korea 15,680 km²
World 47.92M km²
East Asia & Pacific 11.45M km²
Eastern Asia computed 6.37M km²
High-income countries computed 14.55M km²
Agricultural land — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 15,680 −160 −1.01%
2022 15,840 −190 −1.19%
2021 16,030 −180 −1.11%
2020 16,210 −160 −0.98%
2019 16,370 −150 −0.91%
2018 16,520 −247 −1.47%
2017 16,767 −241 −1.42%
2016 17,008 −352 −2.03%
2015 17,360 −123 −0.7%
2014 17,483 −204 −1.15%
2013 17,687 −193 −1.08%
2012 17,880 +319 +1.82%
2011 17,561 −169 −0.95%
2010 17,730 −220 −1.23%
2009 17,950 −220 −1.21%
2008 18,170 −230 −1.25%
2007 18,400 −180 −0.97%
2006 18,580 −230 −1.22%
2005 18,810 −120 −0.63%
2004 18,930 −90 −0.47%
2003 19,020 −170 −0.89%
2002 19,190 −260 −1.34%
2001 19,450 −280 −1.42%
2000 19,730 +190 +0.97%
1999 19,540 −150 −0.76%
1998 19,690 −140 −0.71%
1997 19,830 −250 −1.25%
1996 20,080 −400 −1.95%
1995 20,480 −480 −2.29%
1994 20,960 −220 −1.04%
1993 21,180 −180 −0.84%
1992 21,360 −250 −1.16%
1991 21,610 −180 −0.83%
1990 21,790 −180 −0.82%
1989 21,970 −170 −0.77%
1988 22,140 −50 −0.23%
1987 22,190 +20 +0.09%
1986 22,170 −30 −0.14%
1985 22,200 −90 −0.4%
1984 22,290 −70 −0.31%
1983 22,360 −70 −0.31%
1982 22,430 −20 −0.09%
1981 22,450 −20 −0.09%
1980 22,470 −50 −0.22%
1979 22,520 −110 −0.49%
1978 22,630 −40 −0.18%
1977 22,670 −30 −0.13%
1976 22,700 −20 −0.09%
1975 22,720 +40 +0.18%
1974 22,680 −30 −0.13%
1973 22,710 +10 +0.04%
1972 22,700 −290 −1.26%
1971 22,990 −250 −1.08%
1970 23,240 −130 −0.56%
1969 23,370 −60 −0.26%
1968 23,430 +70 +0.3%
1967 23,360 +210 +0.91%
1966 23,150 +370 +1.62%
1965 22,780 +870 +3.97%
1964 21,910 +910 +4.33%
1963 21,000 +190 +0.91%
1962 20,810 −320 −1.51%
1961 21,130 — —

Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CN China 5.2M MN Mongolia 1.07M JP Japan 46,070 KP North Korea 25,953 KR South Korea 15,680 HK Hong Kong 40
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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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