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Land under cereal production — South Korea

Land under cereal production in South Korea in 2023 — 776,099 ha. Ranked 87 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 62.6%.

2023 776,099 ha −1.69% vs 2022
World rank 87of 180
Period maximum 2.38M ha1965
Period minimum 776,099 ha2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — South Korea, 1961–202301M2M3M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 2,073,629 ha1963: 2,178,119 ha1965: 2,375,066 ha1967: 2,282,468 ha1969: 2,224,792 ha1971: 2,058,060 ha1973: 1,985,956 ha1975: 2,052,241 ha1977: 1,840,488 ha1979: 1,771,719 ha1981: 1,648,832 ha1983: 1,626,971 ha1985: 1,518,939 ha1987: 1,516,045 ha1989: 1,470,589 ha1991: 1,369,123 ha1993: 1,280,481 ha1995: 1,173,787 ha1997: 1,152,191 ha1999: 1,171,311 ha2001: 1,198,104 ha2003: 1,105,973 ha2005: 1,066,572 ha2007: 1,033,147 ha2009: 1,001,837 ha2011: 925,794 ha2013: 896,782 ha2015: 876,942 ha2017: 821,734 ha2019: 806,495 ha2021: 797,383 ha2023: 776,099 ha
Change over the period: −1.3M (−62.57%) Average annual rate: -1.57 %

Comparison, 2023

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

South Korea 776,099 ha
World 738M ha
East Asia & Pacific 174M ha
Eastern Asia computed 104M ha
High-income countries computed 188M ha
Land under cereal production — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 776,099 −13,303 −1.69%
2022 789,402 −7,981 −1%
2021 797,383 +1,226 +0.15%
2020 796,157 −10,338 −1.28%
2019 806,495 −13,627 −1.66%
2018 820,122 −1,612 −0.2%
2017 821,734 −36,699 −4.28%
2016 858,433 −18,509 −2.11%
2015 876,942 −7,386 −0.84%
2014 884,328 −12,454 −1.39%
2013 896,782 −16,601 −1.82%
2012 913,383 −12,411 −1.34%
2011 925,794 −44,944 −4.63%
2010 970,738 −31,099 −3.1%
2009 1M −16,624 −1.63%
2008 1.02M −14,686 −1.42%
2007 1.03M −5,139 −0.49%
2006 1.04M −28,286 −2.65%
2005 1.07M −24,873 −2.28%
2004 1.09M −14,528 −1.31%
2003 1.11M −55,778 −4.8%
2002 1.16M −36,353 −3.03%
2001 1.2M +32,626 +2.8%
2000 1.17M −5,833 −0.5%
1999 1.17M −1,121 −0.1%
1998 1.17M +20,241 +1.76%
1997 1.15M −19,930 −1.7%
1996 1.17M −1,666 −0.14%
1995 1.17M −45,281 −3.71%
1994 1.22M −61,413 −4.8%
1993 1.28M −12,526 −0.97%
1992 1.29M −76,116 −5.56%
1991 1.37M −71,857 −4.99%
1990 1.44M −29,609 −2.01%
1989 1.47M −21,354 −1.43%
1988 1.49M −24,102 −1.59%
1987 1.52M +46,129 +3.14%
1986 1.47M −49,023 −3.23%
1985 1.52M −102,799 −6.34%
1984 1.62M −5,233 −0.32%
1983 1.63M +42,317 +2.67%
1982 1.58M −64,178 −3.89%
1981 1.65M +2,707 +0.16%
1980 1.65M −125,594 −7.09%
1979 1.77M −88,309 −4.75%
1978 1.86M +19,540 +1.06%
1977 1.84M −193,149 −9.5%
1976 2.03M −18,604 −0.91%
1975 2.05M +21,039 +1.04%
1974 2.03M +45,246 +2.28%
1973 1.99M −67,904 −3.31%
1972 2.05M −4,200 −0.2%
1971 2.06M −101,670 −4.71%
1970 2.16M −65,062 −2.92%
1969 2.22M −18,298 −0.82%
1968 2.24M −39,378 −1.73%
1967 2.28M +9,058 +0.4%
1966 2.27M −101,656 −4.28%
1965 2.38M +103,291 +4.55%
1964 2.27M +93,656 +4.3%
1963 2.18M +65,452 +3.1%
1962 2.11M +39,038 +1.88%
1961 2.07M — —

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

CN China 99.99M JP Japan 1.84M KP North Korea 1.35M KR South Korea 776,099 MN Mongolia 363,061 HK Hong Kong 0
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

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

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