Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 4.63 LSU/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Republic of Korea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Republic of Korea is 4.63 LSU/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Republic of Korea peaked at 4.63 LSU/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.56 LSU/ha, in 1961.
That places Republic of Korea 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.56 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.68 LSU/ha | +21.4% |
| 1963 | 0.68 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.61 LSU/ha | -10.3% |
| 1965 | 0.62 LSU/ha | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.59 LSU/ha | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.62 LSU/ha | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.58 LSU/ha | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 0.57 LSU/ha | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.63 LSU/ha | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 0.61 LSU/ha | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.68 LSU/ha | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 0.74 LSU/ha | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 0.79 LSU/ha | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.81 LSU/ha | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.75 LSU/ha | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.79 LSU/ha | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9 LSU/ha | +13.9% |
| 1979 | 1.02 LSU/ha | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 0.86 LSU/ha | -15.7% |
| 1981 | 0.84 LSU/ha | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.97 LSU/ha | +15.5% |
| 1983 | 1.28 LSU/ha | +32.0% |
| 1984 | 1.33 LSU/ha | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 1.43 LSU/ha | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 1.46 LSU/ha | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 1.46 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.42 LSU/ha | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.44 LSU/ha | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.51 LSU/ha | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 1.63 LSU/ha | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 1.78 LSU/ha | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 1.94 LSU/ha | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 2.04 LSU/ha | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 2.24 LSU/ha | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 2.36 LSU/ha | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 2.45 LSU/ha | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 2.39 LSU/ha | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.34 LSU/ha | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 2.29 LSU/ha | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 2.33 LSU/ha | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.39 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.45 LSU/ha | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.52 LSU/ha | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.6 LSU/ha | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.81 LSU/ha | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 2.92 LSU/ha | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 2.96 LSU/ha | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.25 LSU/ha | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 3.49 LSU/ha | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 3.28 LSU/ha | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5 LSU/ha | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 3.51 LSU/ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.55 LSU/ha | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 3.68 LSU/ha | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 3.85 LSU/ha | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 4.06 LSU/ha | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 4.18 LSU/ha | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 4.26 LSU/ha | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.37 LSU/ha | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 4.5 LSU/ha | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 4.57 LSU/ha | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 4.63 LSU/ha | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6122 LSU/ha | 0.56 LSU/ha | 0.68 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.772 LSU/ha | 0.61 LSU/ha | 1.02 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 LSU/ha | 0.84 LSU/ha | 1.46 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.07 LSU/ha | 1.51 LSU/ha | 2.45 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.65 LSU/ha | 2.29 LSU/ha | 3.25 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.74 LSU/ha | 3.28 LSU/ha | 4.26 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.52 LSU/ha | 4.37 LSU/ha | 4.63 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 5 Qatar 7.45 LSU/ha compare
- 5 Polynesia 0.88 LSU/ha compare
- 6 Barbados 6.63 LSU/ha compare
- 6 Cabo Verde 0.74 LSU/ha compare
- 7 Kuwait 4.89 LSU/ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.67 LSU/ha compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 0.59 LSU/ha compare
- 9 Bahrain 4.21 LSU/ha compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.57 LSU/ha compare
- 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.92 LSU/ha compare
- 10 Türkiye 0.53 LSU/ha compare
- 11 Réunion 3.76 LSU/ha compare
More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.9 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.504 °C (2025)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 47 % (2024)
- Country area — Area 10,046 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1,505 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 286 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 707.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,302 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.03 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Republic of Korea?
- Major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area in Republic of Korea was 4.63 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.63 LSU/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.56 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Republic of Korea ranks 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.