Grazing land use over the long-term in South Korea
South Korea: Grazing land use over the long-term was 56,000 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
56,000 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
151st
of 202 countries
All-time high
76,000 hectares
in 1984
All-time low
1,136 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long-term in South Korea, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, grazing land use over the long-term in South Korea stood at 56,000 hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term in South Korea peaked at 76,000 hectares in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1,136 hectares, in 1000.
South Korea ranks 151st of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Grazing land use over the long-term in South Korea, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1,136 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 1,363 hectares | +20.0% |
| 1200 | 1,818 hectares | +33.3% |
| 1300 | 1,363 hectares | -25.0% |
| 1400 | 1,591 hectares | +16.7% |
| 1500 | 1,818 hectares | +14.3% |
| 1600 | 2,273 hectares | +25.0% |
| 1700 | 2,841 hectares | +25.0% |
| 1710 | 3,124 hectares | +10.0% |
| 1720 | 3,347 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1730 | 3,587 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1740 | 3,843 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1750 | 4,117 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1760 | 4,411 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1770 | 4,726 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1780 | 5,064 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1790 | 5,426 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1800 | 5,813 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1810 | 6,228 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1820 | 6,673 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1830 | 6,753 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1840 | 6,766 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1850 | 6,780 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 6,854 hectares | +1.1% |
| 1870 | 6,928 hectares | +1.1% |
| 1880 | 6,961 hectares | +0.5% |
| 1890 | 6,995 hectares | +0.5% |
| 1900 | 7,029 hectares | +0.5% |
| 1910 | 7,171 hectares | +2.0% |
| 1920 | 8,385 hectares | +16.9% |
| 1930 | 9,873 hectares | +17.8% |
| 1940 | 11,100 hectares | +12.4% |
| 1950 | 13,646 hectares | +22.9% |
| 1951 | 13,822 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 14,085 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 14,425 hectares | +2.4% |
| 1954 | 14,832 hectares | +2.8% |
| 1955 | 15,294 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1956 | 15,800 hectares | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 16,337 hectares | +3.4% |
| 1958 | 16,891 hectares | +3.4% |
| 1959 | 17,449 hectares | +3.3% |
| 1960 | 18,000 hectares | +3.2% |
| 1961 | 18,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 18,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 20,000 hectares | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 20,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 22,000 hectares | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 22,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 24,000 hectares | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 26,000 hectares | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 26,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 28,000 hectares | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 28,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 30,000 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 32,000 hectares | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 32,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 36,000 hectares | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 41,000 hectares | +13.9% |
| 1979 | 45,000 hectares | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 51,000 hectares | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 57,000 hectares | +11.8% |
| 1982 | 63,000 hectares | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 69,000 hectares | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 76,000 hectares | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 76,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 76,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 76,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 76,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 70,000 hectares | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 70,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 70,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 66,000 hectares | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 63,000 hectares | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 63,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 63,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 63,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 59,000 hectares | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 59,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 55,000 hectares | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 55,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 56,000 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 56,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 56,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 57,000 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 57,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 58,000 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 58,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 58,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 58,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 58,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 58,100 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 58,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 57,700 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 57,300 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 57,000 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 56,800 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 56,000 hectares | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 56,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 56,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 56,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 56,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 56,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 56,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 56,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 56,000 hectares | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 56,000 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 395,224 hectares, 14% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 56,000 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 190,000 hectares, 29% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grazing land use over the long-term in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1200 | +33.3% | 1,363 hectares | 1,818 hectares |
| 1300 | -25.0% | 1,818 hectares | 1,363 hectares |
| 1600 | +25.0% | 1,818 hectares | 2,273 hectares |
| 1700 | +25.0% | 2,273 hectares | 2,841 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1,136 hectares | 1,136 hectares | 1,136 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 1,363 hectares | 1,363 hectares | 1,363 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 1,818 hectares | 1,818 hectares | 1,818 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 1,363 hectares | 1,363 hectares | 1,363 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 1,591 hectares | 1,591 hectares | 1,591 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 1,818 hectares | 1,818 hectares | 1,818 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 2,273 hectares | 2,273 hectares | 2,273 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 2,841 hectares | 2,841 hectares | 2,841 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 3,124 hectares | 3,124 hectares | 3,124 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 3,347 hectares | 3,347 hectares | 3,347 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 3,587 hectares | 3,587 hectares | 3,587 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 3,843 hectares | 3,843 hectares | 3,843 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 4,117 hectares | 4,117 hectares | 4,117 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 4,411 hectares | 4,411 hectares | 4,411 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 4,726 hectares | 4,726 hectares | 4,726 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 5,064 hectares | 5,064 hectares | 5,064 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 5,426 hectares | 5,426 hectares | 5,426 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 5,813 hectares | 5,813 hectares | 5,813 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 6,228 hectares | 6,228 hectares | 6,228 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 6,673 hectares | 6,673 hectares | 6,673 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 6,753 hectares | 6,753 hectares | 6,753 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 6,766 hectares | 6,766 hectares | 6,766 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 6,780 hectares | 6,780 hectares | 6,780 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 6,854 hectares | 6,854 hectares | 6,854 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 6,928 hectares | 6,928 hectares | 6,928 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 6,961 hectares | 6,961 hectares | 6,961 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 6,995 hectares | 6,995 hectares | 6,995 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 7,029 hectares | 7,029 hectares | 7,029 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 7,171 hectares | 7,171 hectares | 7,171 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 8,385 hectares | 8,385 hectares | 8,385 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 9,873 hectares | 9,873 hectares | 9,873 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 11,100 hectares | 11,100 hectares | 11,100 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 15,258 hectares | 13,646 hectares | 17,449 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 21,200 hectares | 18,000 hectares | 26,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 32,800 hectares | 26,000 hectares | 45,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 69,000 hectares | 51,000 hectares | 76,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 63,100 hectares | 55,000 hectares | 70,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,900 hectares | 55,000 hectares | 58,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,090 hectares | 56,000 hectares | 58,100 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,000 hectares | 56,000 hectares | 56,000 hectares | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long-term in South Korea?
- Grazing land use over the long-term in South Korea was 56,000 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 76,000 hectares in 1984.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,136 hectares in 1000.
- How does South Korea rank for grazing land use over the long-term?
- South Korea ranks 151st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.