Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita was 0.0011 hectares per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0011 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
179th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0019 hectares per person
in 1984
All-time low
0.0007 hectares per person
in 1962
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in South Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in South Korea stood at 0.0011 hectares per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in South Korea peaked at 0.0019 hectares per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 hectares per person, in 1962.
That places South Korea 179th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0007 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0007 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0007 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 hectares per person | +8.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 hectares per person | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0007 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 hectares per person | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0008 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0008 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0009 hectares per person | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 hectares per person | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.001 hectares per person | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 hectares per person | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 hectares per person | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 hectares per person | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 hectares per person | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 hectares per person | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 hectares per person | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 hectares per person | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0018 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0018 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0018 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 hectares per person | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 hectares per person | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0011 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0011 hectares per person | +0.1% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.0011 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.08 hectares per person, 1% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.0011 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0241 hectares per person, 4% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 hectares per person | 0.0007 hectares per person | 0.0008 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 hectares per person | 0.0008 hectares per person | 0.0012 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 hectares per person | 0.0013 hectares per person | 0.0019 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 hectares per person | 0.0012 hectares per person | 0.0016 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 hectares per person | 0.0012 hectares per person | 0.0012 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 hectares per person | 0.0011 hectares per person | 0.0012 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 hectares per person | 0.0011 hectares per person | 0.0011 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 176 Saint Lucia 0.0021 hectares per person compare
- 177 North Korea 0.0019 hectares per person compare
- 178 Tonga 0.0011 hectares per person compare
- 180 Mauritius 0.0009 hectares per person compare
- 181 Belgium 0 hectares per person compare
- 181 Egypt 0 hectares per person
- 181 Faroe Islands 0 hectares per person compare
- 181 Greenland 0 hectares per person
- 181 Hong Kong 0 hectares per person
- 181 Luxembourg 0 hectares per person compare
- 181 Malta 0 hectares per person
- 181 Singapore 0 hectares per person
- 181 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 hectares per person
More environment data for South Korea
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.5738 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2415 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in South Korea?
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in South Korea was 0.0011 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 hectares per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 hectares per person in 1962.
- How does South Korea rank for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 179th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grazing land use over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grazing land use over the long term Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.