Cropland — Area per capita in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.03 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 0.03 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.08 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.03 ha/cap, in 2011.
Republic of Korea ranks 183rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.08 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.07 ha/cap | -12.5% |
| 1963 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.08 ha/cap | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.07 ha/cap | -12.5% |
| 1969 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.06 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 1974 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.05 ha/cap | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.04 ha/cap | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.03 ha/cap | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0756 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.063 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.053 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.045 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.031 ha/cap | 0.03 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.03 ha/cap | 0.03 ha/cap | 0.03 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 183 Bahamas 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 183 Barbados 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 183 Brunei Darussalam 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 183 China, Taiwan Province of 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 183 Japan 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 183 Montenegro 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 183 Naoero 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 183 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 183 New Caledonia 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 183 Réunion 0.03 ha/cap compare
More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.504 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.9 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 16.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 23.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 8.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.11 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 8.60 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Republic of Korea?
- Cropland — area per capita in Republic of Korea was 0.03 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.08 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 ha/cap in 2011.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Republic of Korea ranks 183rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.