Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — South Korea

Arable land per capita in South Korea in 2023 — 0.0282 ha/person. Ranked 162 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 64.3%.

2023 0.0282 ha/person +10.22% vs 2022
World rank 162of 206
Period maximum 0.0789 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.0255 ha/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — South Korea, 1961–202300.020.040.060.0819611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.0789 ha/person1963: 0.0737 ha/person1965: 0.0754 ha/person1967: 0.0729 ha/person1969: 0.0683 ha/person1971: 0.0649 ha/person1973: 0.0614 ha/person1975: 0.0584 ha/person1977: 0.0568 ha/person1979: 0.0551 ha/person1981: 0.053 ha/person1983: 0.0509 ha/person1985: 0.0492 ha/person1987: 0.0482 ha/person1989: 0.0466 ha/person1991: 0.0445 ha/person1993: 0.0424 ha/person1995: 0.0395 ha/person1997: 0.0375 ha/person1999: 0.0364 ha/person2001: 0.0357 ha/person2003: 0.0346 ha/person2005: 0.0341 ha/person2007: 0.0328 ha/person2009: 0.0312 ha/person2011: 0.0298 ha/person2013: 0.0297 ha/person2015: 0.0287 ha/person2017: 0.0272 ha/person2019: 0.0263 ha/person2021: 0.0259 ha/person2023: 0.0282 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.0507 (−64.32%) Average annual rate: -1.65 %

Comparison, 2023

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

South Korea 0.0282 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
East Asia & Pacific 0.0901 ha/person
Eastern Asia computed 0.0723 ha/person
High-income countries computed 0.3338 ha/person
Arable land per capita — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.0282 +0.0026 +10.22%
2022 0.0255 −0.0004 −1.53%
2021 0.0259 −0.0001 −0.54%
2020 0.0261 −0.0003 −1.02%
2019 0.0263 −0.0003 −1.07%
2018 0.0266 −0.0006 −2.05%
2017 0.0272 −0.0006 −1.99%
2016 0.0277 −0.001 −3.35%
2015 0.0287 −0.0004 −1.3%
2014 0.0291 −0.0006 −1.94%
2013 0.0297 −0.0007 −2.18%
2012 0.0303 +0.0005 +1.76%
2011 0.0298 −0.0006 −2.02%
2010 0.0304 −0.0007 −2.38%
2009 0.0312 −0.0008 −2.36%
2008 0.0319 −0.0009 −2.75%
2007 0.0328 −0.0006 −1.86%
2006 0.0334 −0.0007 −1.98%
2005 0.0341 −0.0003 −0.82%
2004 0.0344 −0.0003 −0.76%
2003 0.0346 −0.0005 −1.41%
2002 0.0351 −0.0005 −1.46%
2001 0.0357 −0.0009 −2.44%
2000 0.0365 +0.0001 +0.28%
1999 0.0364 −0.0005 −1.23%
1998 0.0369 −0.0006 −1.53%
1997 0.0375 −0.0009 −2.24%
1996 0.0383 −0.0012 −3.06%
1995 0.0395 −0.0018 −4.33%
1994 0.0413 −0.0011 −2.59%
1993 0.0424 −0.001 −2.21%
1992 0.0434 −0.0011 −2.52%
1991 0.0445 −0.001 −2.3%
1990 0.0456 −0.001 −2.23%
1989 0.0466 −0.0009 −1.93%
1988 0.0475 −0.0007 −1.47%
1987 0.0482 −0.0004 −0.83%
1986 0.0486 −0.0006 −1.24%
1985 0.0492 −0.0007 −1.37%
1984 0.0499 −0.001 −1.96%
1983 0.0509 −0.0012 −2.28%
1982 0.0521 −0.0009 −1.63%
1981 0.053 −0.0011 −1.98%
1980 0.054 −0.0011 −1.97%
1979 0.0551 −0.0011 −1.98%
1978 0.0562 −0.0005 −0.94%
1977 0.0568 −0.0007 −1.21%
1976 0.0575 −0.001 −1.63%
1975 0.0584 −0.0014 −2.33%
1974 0.0598 −0.0016 −2.64%
1973 0.0614 −0.0014 −2.17%
1972 0.0628 −0.0021 −3.24%
1971 0.0649 −0.0019 −2.82%
1970 0.0668 −0.0016 −2.3%
1969 0.0683 −0.0021 −3.05%
1968 0.0705 −0.0024 −3.27%
1967 0.0729 −0.0014 −1.91%
1966 0.0743 −0.0011 −1.4%
1965 0.0754 +0.0006 +0.85%
1964 0.0747 +0.001 +1.34%
1963 0.0737 −0.0016 −2.16%
1962 0.0754 −0.0035 −4.49%
1961 0.0789

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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