Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Korea
Korea: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 378.3 Square kilometres in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Korea, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Korea recorded 378.3 Square kilometres for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 106.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Korea peaked at 406.6 Square kilometres in 2021 and was at its lowest, 61 Square kilometres, in 2005.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Korea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 61 Square kilometres | — |
| 2006 | 86 Square kilometres | +41.0% |
| 2007 | 97 Square kilometres | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 120 Square kilometres | +23.7% |
| 2009 | 133 Square kilometres | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 155 Square kilometres | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 193 Square kilometres | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 255 Square kilometres | +32.1% |
| 2013 | 212 Square kilometres | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 183 Square kilometres | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 181 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 201.7 Square kilometres | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 207 Square kilometres | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 247 Square kilometres | +19.3% |
| 2019 | 297.1 Square kilometres | +20.3% |
| 2020 | 385.4 Square kilometres | +29.7% |
| 2021 | 406.6 Square kilometres | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 396.2 Square kilometres | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 378.3 Square kilometres | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 378.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.4 Square kilometres | 61 Square kilometres | 133 Square kilometres | 5 |
| 2010s | 213.18 Square kilometres | 155 Square kilometres | 297.1 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 388.96 Square kilometres | 378.3 Square kilometres | 406.6 Square kilometres | 5 |
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- 3 India 39,726 Square kilometres compare
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More environment data for Korea
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.83 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.248 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 19,350 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 100,450 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 15,120 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 97,600 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 560 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 40,045 Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Korea?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Korea was 378.3 Square kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 406.6 Square kilometres in 2021.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 61 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Korea rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Korea ranks 6th out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata