Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 83.41 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 83.41 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Republic of Korea peaked at 96.21 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 83.17 %, in 2018.
That places Republic of Korea 17th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 96.21 % | — |
| 1962 | 96.01 % | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 95.71 % | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 95.44 % | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 94.95 % | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 94.47 % | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 94.01 % | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 92.79 % | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 92.26 % | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 92.64 % | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 92.82 % | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 92.69 % | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 92.25 % | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 91.49 % | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 90.71 % | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 90.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 91.18 % | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 91.87 % | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 91.87 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 91.68 % | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 91.36 % | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 91.35 % | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 90.88 % | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 90.49 % | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 90.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 90.39 % | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 90.45 % | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 90.2 % | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 90.03 % | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 89.63 % | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 89.17 % | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 88.86 % | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 88.53 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 88.02 % | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 87.06 % | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 86.9 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 86.84 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 86.74 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 86.95 % | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 87.08 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 87.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.23 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 87.22 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.32 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 87.35 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 87.14 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 86.79 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 86.13 % | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 85.57 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 85 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 84.73 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 85.13 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 84.57 % | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 84.42 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 84.36 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 83.55 % | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 83.3 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.17 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.32 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.41 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.78 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 83.33 % | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 92.86 % | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 83.41 % | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.65 % | 92.26 % | 96.21 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 91.83 % | 90.71 % | 92.82 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.73 % | 90.03 % | 91.68 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.87 % | 86.74 % | 89.63 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.9 % | 85.57 % | 87.35 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.16 % | 83.17 % | 85.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.36 % | 83.33 % | 92.86 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.9 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.504 °C (2025)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 9,980 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 707.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 47 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 15.99 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,302 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 15.42 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.03 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Republic of Korea?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Republic of Korea was 83.41 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 96.21 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.17 % in 2018.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Republic of Korea ranks 17th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.