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 212th of 250 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
- 212 Bahamas 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 Barbados 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 Brunei Darussalam 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 China, Taiwan Province of 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 Japan 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 Montenegro 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 Naoero 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 New Caledonia 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 Réunion 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 Brunei 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 Nauru 0.03 ha/cap compare
- 212 Reunion 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -7.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 0.1507 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ -4.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -14.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, gaps filled 757,186 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate 8.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 388,928 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 212th out of 250 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.