Americas vs Republic of Korea: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Americas
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 83.41 % against 31.51 % in Americas, a difference of 51.9 %.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 2.6 times Americas's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 14th and Republic of Korea ranks 17th of 31 groups.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.58 % | 94.65 % | 66.07 % | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 29.75 % | 91.83 % | 62.08 % | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 30.51 % | 90.73 % | 60.23 % | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 30.06 % | 87.87 % | 57.81 % | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 29.79 % | 86.9 % | 57.1 % | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 29.89 % | 84.16 % | 54.26 % | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 31.45 % | 85.36 % | 53.9 % | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Americas or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 83.41 % against 31.51 % in Americas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Americas and Republic of Korea?
- 51.9 %, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Republic of Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Republic of Korea rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Americas ranks 14th and Republic of Korea ranks 17th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.