Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in South Korea
South Korea: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.3518 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3518
Change on year
up 13.2%
World rank
88th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.04
in 1962
All-time low
0.3034
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in South Korea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in South Korea is 0.3518, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in South Korea peaked at 1.04 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.3034, in 2014.
South Korea ranks 88th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 1.04 | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.9608 | -7.3% |
| 1964 | 0.8321 | -13.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8485 | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7922 | -6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.8614 | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 0.8393 | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.7371 | -12.2% |
| 1970 | 0.7466 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7264 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7049 | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.693 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6602 | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5732 | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5132 | -10.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4819 | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4512 | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.444 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5498 | +23.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4864 | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4671 | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4632 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4613 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4568 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4417 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4527 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4214 | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4033 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4182 | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.425 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3989 | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4014 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3996 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3602 | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 0.346 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3399 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3509 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3297 | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3199 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3106 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3342 | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3501 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3218 | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3252 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3272 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3265 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3093 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.306 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3225 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3236 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3386 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3251 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3034 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3251 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3177 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3145 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3063 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3042 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3246 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3039 | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3108 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3518 | +13.2% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.3518 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5062, 69% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.3518 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4156, 85% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8786 | 0.7371 | 1.04 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5994 | 0.444 | 0.7466 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4604 | 0.4033 | 0.5498 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.377 | 0.3297 | 0.425 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3231 | 0.306 | 0.3501 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3181 | 0.3034 | 0.3386 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3228 | 0.3039 | 0.3518 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More reference data data for South Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in South Korea?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in South Korea was 0.3518 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 in 1962.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3034 in 2014.
- How does South Korea rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- South Korea ranks 88th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).