Arable land — all countries

Arable land — South Korea

Arable land in South Korea in 2023 — 1,456,000 ha. Ranked 92 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 28.4%.

2023 1.46M ha +10.3% vs 2022
World rank 92of 206
Period maximum 2.2M ha1967
Period minimum 1.32M ha2022

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — South Korea, 1961–20231.25M1.5M1.75M2M2.25M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 2,033,000 ha1963: 2,010,000 ha1965: 2,163,000 ha1967: 2,196,000 ha1969: 2,156,000 ha1971: 2,134,000 ha1973: 2,095,000 ha1975: 2,061,000 ha1977: 2,067,000 ha1979: 2,069,000 ha1981: 2,051,000 ha1983: 2,032,000 ha1985: 2,009,000 ha1987: 2,007,000 ha1989: 1,978,000 ha1991: 1,927,000 ha1993: 1,875,000 ha1995: 1,783,000 ha1997: 1,722,000 ha1999: 1,699,000 ha2001: 1,689,000 ha2003: 1,659,000 ha2005: 1,643,000 ha2007: 1,597,000 ha2009: 1,536,000 ha2011: 1,488,000 ha2013: 1,495,800 ha2015: 1,464,500 ha2017: 1,396,700 ha2019: 1,364,000 ha2021: 1,343,000 ha2023: 1,456,000 ha
Change over the period: −577,000 (−28.38%) Average annual rate: -0.54 %

Comparison, 2023

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

South Korea 1.46M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
East Asia & Pacific computed 213M ha
Eastern Asia computed 117M ha
High-income countries computed 458M ha
Arable land — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 1.46M +136,000 +10.3%
2022 1.32M −23,000 −1.71%
2021 1.34M −9,000 −0.67%
2020 1.35M −12,000 −0.88%
2019 1.36M −10,000 −0.73%
2018 1.37M −22,700 −1.63%
2017 1.4M −24,300 −1.71%
2016 1.42M −43,500 −2.97%
2015 1.46M −11,500 −0.78%
2014 1.48M −19,800 −1.32%
2013 1.5M −26,400 −1.73%
2012 1.52M +34,200 +2.3%
2011 1.49M −19,000 −1.26%
2010 1.51M −29,000 −1.89%
2009 1.54M −29,000 −1.85%
2008 1.57M −32,000 −2%
2007 1.6M −22,000 −1.36%
2006 1.62M −24,000 −1.46%
2005 1.64M −10,000 −0.6%
2004 1.65M −6,000 −0.36%
2003 1.66M −15,000 −0.9%
2002 1.67M −15,000 −0.89%
2001 1.69M −29,000 −1.69%
2000 1.72M +19,000 +1.12%
1999 1.7M −9,000 −0.53%
1998 1.71M −14,000 −0.81%
1997 1.72M −23,000 −1.32%
1996 1.75M −38,000 −2.13%
1995 1.78M −62,000 −3.36%
1994 1.85M −30,000 −1.6%
1993 1.88M −23,000 −1.21%
1992 1.9M −29,000 −1.5%
1991 1.93M −26,000 −1.33%
1990 1.95M −25,000 −1.26%
1989 1.98M −19,000 −0.95%
1988 2M −10,000 −0.5%
1987 2.01M +3,000 +0.15%
1986 2M −5,000 −0.25%
1985 2.01M −8,000 −0.4%
1984 2.02M −15,000 −0.74%
1983 2.03M −17,000 −0.83%
1982 2.05M −2,000 −0.1%
1981 2.05M −9,000 −0.44%
1980 2.06M −9,000 −0.43%
1979 2.07M −10,000 −0.48%
1978 2.08M +12,000 +0.58%
1977 2.07M +7,000 +0.34%
1976 2.06M −1,000 −0.05%
1975 2.06M −14,000 −0.67%
1974 2.08M −20,000 −0.95%
1973 2.1M −9,000 −0.43%
1972 2.1M −30,000 −1.41%
1971 2.13M −19,000 −0.88%
1970 2.15M −3,000 −0.14%
1969 2.16M −18,000 −0.83%
1968 2.17M −22,000 −1%
1967 2.2M +9,000 +0.41%
1966 2.19M +24,000 +1.11%
1965 2.16M +72,000 +3.44%
1964 2.09M +81,000 +4.03%
1963 2.01M +12,000 +0.6%
1962 2M −35,000 −1.72%
1961 2.03M

Eastern Asia, 2023

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About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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