Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 1.67 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Republic of Korea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Republic of Korea stood at 1.67 LSU/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Republic of Korea peaked at 1.69 LSU/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.34 LSU/ha, in 1961.
Republic of Korea ranks 3rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.34 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +14.7% |
| 1963 | 0.42 LSU/ha | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4 LSU/ha | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.38 LSU/ha | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.36 LSU/ha | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.35 LSU/ha | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.34 LSU/ha | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.34 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.36 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.39 LSU/ha | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.44 LSU/ha | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 0.53 LSU/ha | +20.5% |
| 1975 | 0.47 LSU/ha | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.44 LSU/ha | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.46 LSU/ha | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.51 LSU/ha | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 0.51 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.47 LSU/ha | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 0.44 LSU/ha | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.51 LSU/ha | +15.9% |
| 1983 | 0.64 LSU/ha | +25.5% |
| 1984 | 0.77 LSU/ha | +20.3% |
| 1985 | 0.86 LSU/ha | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 0.82 LSU/ha | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7 LSU/ha | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6 LSU/ha | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 0.61 LSU/ha | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.63 LSU/ha | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.68 LSU/ha | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.77 LSU/ha | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 0.86 LSU/ha | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 0.91 LSU/ha | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 1 LSU/ha | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 1.1 LSU/ha | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 1.08 LSU/ha | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.96 LSU/ha | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.83 LSU/ha | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7 LSU/ha | -15.7% |
| 2001 | 0.65 LSU/ha | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.66 LSU/ha | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.68 LSU/ha | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.74 LSU/ha | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.79 LSU/ha | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.87 LSU/ha | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 0.94 LSU/ha | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 1.03 LSU/ha | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 1.12 LSU/ha | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 1.23 LSU/ha | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 1.24 LSU/ha | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.26 LSU/ha | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.23 LSU/ha | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.19 LSU/ha | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.25 LSU/ha | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.29 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.33 LSU/ha | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.39 LSU/ha | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.45 LSU/ha | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.53 LSU/ha | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 1.62 LSU/ha | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 1.69 LSU/ha | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.67 LSU/ha | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3689 LSU/ha | 0.34 LSU/ha | 0.42 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.447 LSU/ha | 0.36 LSU/ha | 0.53 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.642 LSU/ha | 0.44 LSU/ha | 0.86 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.882 LSU/ha | 0.63 LSU/ha | 1.1 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.818 LSU/ha | 0.65 LSU/ha | 1.12 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 LSU/ha | 1.19 LSU/ha | 1.45 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 LSU/ha | 1.53 LSU/ha | 1.69 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 1 Belgium-Luxembourg 2.01 LSU/ha compare
- 2 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.87 LSU/ha compare
- 4 Belgium 1.49 LSU/ha compare
- 5 Ireland 1.4 LSU/ha compare
- 5 Timor-Leste 0.46 LSU/ha compare
- 6 Bangladesh 1.32 LSU/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Republic of Korea?
- Cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area in Republic of Korea was 1.67 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 LSU/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.34 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Republic of Korea ranks 3rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. 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 Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.