How does Republic of Korea rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Republic of Korea ranks 29th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Republic of Korea?

Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Republic of Korea

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Republic of Korea
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Republic of Korea: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 322.36 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

322.36 1000 ha

Change on year

up 6.6%

World rank

29th

of 224 countries

All-time high

322.36 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

110.91 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Republic of Korea, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Republic of Korea is 322.36 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Republic of Korea peaked at 322.36 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 110.91 1000 ha, in 1992.

Republic of Korea ranks 29th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC in Republic of Korea, 1992 to 2022.
Year	1000 ha	Change
1992	110.91 1000 ha	—
1993	114.25 1000 ha	+3.0%
1994	117.36 1000 ha	+2.7%
1995	120.65 1000 ha	+2.8%
1996	123.9 1000 ha	+2.7%
1997	126.52 1000 ha	+2.1%
1998	128.71 1000 ha	+1.7%
1999	131.01 1000 ha	+1.8%
2000	133.54 1000 ha	+1.9%
2001	133.54 1000 ha	+0.0%
2002	133.54 1000 ha	+0.0%
2003	133.54 1000 ha	+0.0%
2004	133.54 1000 ha	+0.0%
2005	133.7 1000 ha	+0.1%
2006	136.09 1000 ha	+1.8%
2007	139.68 1000 ha	+2.6%
2008	145.99 1000 ha	+4.5%
2009	153.24 1000 ha	+5.0%
2010	163.64 1000 ha	+6.8%
2011	174.43 1000 ha	+6.6%
2012	186.5 1000 ha	+6.9%
2013	219.81 1000 ha	+17.9%
2014	244.04 1000 ha	+11.0%
2015	255.01 1000 ha	+4.5%
2016	255.16 1000 ha	+0.1%
2017	261.89 1000 ha	+2.6%
2018	272.08 1000 ha	+3.9%
2019	288.78 1000 ha	+6.1%
2020	288.78 1000 ha	+0.0%
2021	302.3 1000 ha	+4.7%
2022	322.36 1000 ha	+6.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	121.66 1000 ha	110.91 1000 ha	131.01 1000 ha	8
2000s	137.64 1000 ha	133.54 1000 ha	153.24 1000 ha	10
2010s	232.13 1000 ha	163.64 1000 ha	288.78 1000 ha	10
2020s	304.48 1000 ha	288.78 1000 ha	322.36 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

26 Cabo Verde 2.56 1000 ha compare
26 Thailand 379.97 1000 ha compare
27 Saudi Arabia 379.94 1000 ha compare
28 Malaysia 337.85 1000 ha compare
30 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 310.92 1000 ha compare
31 Egypt 303.21 1000 ha compare
32 Hungary 289.37 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

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Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.33 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Republic of Korea?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Republic of Korea was 322.36 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Republic of Korea?: The highest recorded value was 322.36 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Republic of Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 110.91 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Republic of Korea rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Republic of Korea ranks 29th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Republic of Korea?: Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.