Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 15.99 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Republic of Korea stood at 15.99 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Republic of Korea peaked at 24.29 % in 1968 and was at its lowest, 15.99 %, in 2024.
That places Republic of Korea 172nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.91 % | — |
| 1962 | 21.57 % | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 21.77 % | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 22.71 % | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 23.62 % | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 24 % | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 24.22 % | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 24.29 % | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 24.23 % | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 24.09 % | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 23.83 % | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 23.53 % | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 23.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 23.51 % | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 23.55 % | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 23.53 % | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 23.5 % | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 23.46 % | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 23.35 % | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 23.29 % | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 23.27 % | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 23.25 % | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 23.18 % | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 23.11 % | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 23.01 % | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 22.98 % | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 23 % | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 22.95 % | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 22.78 % | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 22.59 % | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 22.4 % | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 22.14 % | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 21.96 % | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 21.73 % | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 21.23 % | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 20.82 % | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 20.56 % | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 20.41 % | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 20.26 % | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 20.45 % | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 20.11 % | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 19.83 % | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 19.65 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 19.55 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 19.42 % | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 19.18 % | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 18.98 % | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 18.73 % | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 18.49 % | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 18.24 % | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 18.07 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 18.37 % | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 18.15 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.94 % | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 17.82 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 17.45 % | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 17.2 % | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 16.94 % | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 16.77 % | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 16.61 % | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 16.42 % | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 16.23 % | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 16.07 % | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 15.99 % | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.15 % | 21.57 % | 24.29 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.59 % | 23.35 % | 24.09 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.08 % | 22.78 % | 23.29 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.41 % | 20.26 % | 22.59 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.44 % | 18.49 % | 20.45 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7 % | 16.77 % | 18.37 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.26 % | 15.99 % | 16.61 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Republic of Korea?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Republic of Korea was 15.99 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 24.29 % in 1968.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.99 % in 2024.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Republic of Korea ranks 172nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.