Land area — Area in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Land area — Area was 9,760 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area in Republic of Korea is 9,760 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Republic of Korea peaked at 9,760 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9,646 1000 ha, in 1961.
Republic of Korea ranks 104th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,646 1000 ha | 9,646 1000 ha | 9,646 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,646 1000 ha | 9,646 1000 ha | 9,646 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,646 1000 ha | 9,646 1000 ha | 9,646 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,646 1000 ha | 9,646 1000 ha | 9,646 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,683 1000 ha | 9,646 1000 ha | 9,706 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,741 1000 ha | 9,719 1000 ha | 9,760 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,760 1000 ha | 9,760 1000 ha | 9,760 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation 0.504 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.9 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.11 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 8.60 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 80,390 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 33,185 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 775,431 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.22 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 1.06 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 874,809 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in Republic of Korea?
- Land area — area in Republic of Korea was 9,760 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 9,760 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,646 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for land area — area?
- Republic of Korea ranks 104th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Land area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.