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Arable land share — South Korea

Arable land share in South Korea in 2023 — 14.92%. Ranked 71 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 6.16 pp.

2023 14.92% +1.39 pp vs 2022
World rank 71of 206
Period maximum 22.77%1967
Period minimum 13.52%2022

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — South Korea, 1961–202312.51517.52022.52519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 21.08%1963: 20.84%1965: 22.42%1967: 22.77%1969: 22.35%1971: 22.12%1973: 21.72%1975: 21.37%1977: 21.43%1979: 21.45%1981: 21.26%1983: 21.07%1985: 20.83%1987: 20.81%1989: 20.51%1991: 19.98%1993: 19.44%1995: 18.48%1997: 17.85%1999: 17.61%2001: 17.46%2003: 17.14%2005: 16.96%2007: 16.48%2009: 15.83%2011: 15.31%2013: 15.35%2015: 15.03%2017: 14.32%2019: 13.98%2021: 13.76%2023: 14.92%
Change over the period: −6.16 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

South Korea 14.92%
World 10.67%
East Asia & Pacific 8.69%
Eastern Asia computed 10.18%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Arable land share — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 14.92 +1.39 pp
2022 13.52 −0.24 pp
2021 13.76 −0.09 pp
2020 13.85 −0.12 pp
2019 13.98 −0.11 pp
2018 14.09 −0.23 pp
2017 14.32 −0.25 pp
2016 14.58 −0.45 pp
2015 15.03 −0.12 pp
2014 15.15 −0.2 pp
2013 15.35 −0.29 pp
2012 15.64 +0.33 pp
2011 15.31 −0.19 pp
2010 15.5 −0.32 pp
2009 15.83 −0.31 pp
2008 16.14 −0.34 pp
2007 16.48 −0.23 pp
2006 16.71 −0.25 pp
2005 16.96 −0.11 pp
2004 17.07 −0.07 pp
2003 17.14 −0.16 pp
2002 17.3 −0.16 pp
2001 17.46 −0.35 pp
2000 17.81 +0.2 pp
1999 17.61 −0.09 pp
1998 17.71 −0.15 pp
1997 17.85 −0.24 pp
1996 18.09 −0.39 pp
1995 18.48 −0.64 pp
1994 19.13 −0.31 pp
1993 19.44 −0.24 pp
1992 19.68 −0.3 pp
1991 19.98 −0.27 pp
1990 20.25 −0.26 pp
1989 20.51 −0.2 pp
1988 20.7 −0.1 pp
1987 20.81 +0.03 pp
1986 20.78 −0.05 pp
1985 20.83 −0.08 pp
1984 20.91 −0.16 pp
1983 21.07 −0.18 pp
1982 21.24 −0.02 pp
1981 21.26 −0.09 pp
1980 21.36 −0.09 pp
1979 21.45 −0.1 pp
1978 21.55 +0.12 pp
1977 21.43 +0.07 pp
1976 21.36 −0.01 pp
1975 21.37 −0.15 pp
1974 21.51 −0.21 pp
1973 21.72 −0.09 pp
1972 21.81 −0.31 pp
1971 22.12 −0.2 pp
1970 22.32 −0.03 pp
1969 22.35 −0.19 pp
1968 22.54 −0.23 pp
1967 22.77 +0.09 pp
1966 22.67 +0.25 pp
1965 22.42 +0.75 pp
1964 21.68 +0.84 pp
1963 20.84 +0.12 pp
1962 20.71 −0.36 pp
1961 21.08 —

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

KP North Korea 19.06 KR South Korea 14.92 CN China 11.55 JP Japan 11.09 HK Hong Kong 1.9 MN Mongolia 0.73
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About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

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

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