What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in South Korea?

The highest recorded value was 0.0019 hectares per person in 1984.

What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in South Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 hectares per person in 1962.

How does South Korea rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?

South Korea ranks 195th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.

Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in South Korea?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in South Korea

Name: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in South Korea
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

South Korea: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0011 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0011 hectares per person

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

195th

of 197 countries

All-time high

0.0019 hectares per person

in 1984

All-time low

0.0007 hectares per person

in 1962

Years of data

1961–2023

Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in South Korea, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in South Korea is 0.0011 hectares per person, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in South Korea peaked at 0.0019 hectares per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 hectares per person, in 1962.

That places South Korea 195th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in South Korea, 1961 to 2023.
Year	hectares per person	Change
1961	0.0007 hectares per person	—
1962	0.0007 hectares per person	-2.8%
1963	0.0007 hectares per person	+8.1%
1964	0.0007 hectares per person	-2.6%
1965	0.0008 hectares per person	+7.2%
1966	0.0007 hectares per person	-2.5%
1967	0.0008 hectares per person	+6.6%
1968	0.0008 hectares per person	-2.3%
1969	0.0008 hectares per person	+5.9%
1970	0.0008 hectares per person	-2.2%
1971	0.0009 hectares per person	+5.6%
1972	0.0008 hectares per person	-1.9%
1973	0.0009 hectares per person	+5.3%
1974	0.0009 hectares per person	-1.7%
1975	0.0009 hectares per person	+4.9%
1976	0.0009 hectares per person	-1.6%
1977	0.001 hectares per person	+10.8%
1978	0.0011 hectares per person	+12.2%
1979	0.0012 hectares per person	+8.1%
1980	0.0013 hectares per person	+11.6%
1981	0.0015 hectares per person	+10.0%
1982	0.0016 hectares per person	+8.8%
1983	0.0017 hectares per person	+7.9%
1984	0.0019 hectares per person	+8.8%
1985	0.0019 hectares per person	-1.0%
1986	0.0018 hectares per person	-1.0%
1987	0.0018 hectares per person	-1.0%
1988	0.0018 hectares per person	-1.0%
1989	0.0016 hectares per person	-8.8%
1990	0.0016 hectares per person	-1.0%
1991	0.0016 hectares per person	-1.0%
1992	0.0015 hectares per person	-6.7%
1993	0.0014 hectares per person	-5.5%
1994	0.0014 hectares per person	-1.0%
1995	0.0014 hectares per person	-1.0%
1996	0.0014 hectares per person	-0.9%
1997	0.0013 hectares per person	-7.2%
1998	0.0013 hectares per person	-0.7%
1999	0.0012 hectares per person	-7.4%
2000	0.0012 hectares per person	-0.8%
2001	0.0012 hectares per person	+1.0%
2002	0.0012 hectares per person	-0.6%
2003	0.0012 hectares per person	-0.5%
2004	0.0012 hectares per person	+1.4%
2005	0.0012 hectares per person	-0.2%
2006	0.0012 hectares per person	+1.2%
2007	0.0012 hectares per person	-0.5%
2008	0.0012 hectares per person	-0.8%
2009	0.0012 hectares per person	-0.5%
2010	0.0012 hectares per person	-0.5%
2011	0.0012 hectares per person	-0.6%
2012	0.0012 hectares per person	-0.7%
2013	0.0011 hectares per person	-1.0%
2014	0.0011 hectares per person	-1.3%
2015	0.0011 hectares per person	-1.0%
2016	0.0011 hectares per person	-0.7%
2017	0.0011 hectares per person	-1.7%
2018	0.0011 hectares per person	-0.4%
2019	0.0011 hectares per person	-0.3%
2020	0.0011 hectares per person	-0.1%
2021	0.0011 hectares per person	+0.1%
2022	0.0011 hectares per person	+0.2%
2023	0.0011 hectares per person	-0.1%

South Korea compared with similar countries

South Korea's 0.0011 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1047 hectares per person, 1% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
South Korea's 0.0011 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0266 hectares per person, 4% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0007 hectares per person	0.0007 hectares per person	0.0008 hectares per person	9
1970s	0.0009 hectares per person	0.0008 hectares per person	0.0012 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.0017 hectares per person	0.0013 hectares per person	0.0019 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.0014 hectares per person	0.0012 hectares per person	0.0016 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.0012 hectares per person	0.0012 hectares per person	0.0012 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.0011 hectares per person	0.0011 hectares per person	0.0012 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.0011 hectares per person	0.0011 hectares per person	0.0011 hectares per person	4

Countries ranked near South Korea

192 Maldives 0.0019 hectares per person compare
193 North Korea 0.0019 hectares per person compare
194 Cyprus 0.0016 hectares per person compare
196 Hong Kong 0.0001 hectares per person compare
197 American Samoa 0 hectares per person

See the full ranking of 197 places →

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)

All data for South Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in South Korea?: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in South Korea was 0.0011 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in South Korea?: The highest recorded value was 0.0019 hectares per person in 1984.
What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in South Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 hectares per person in 1962.
How does South Korea rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?: South Korea ranks 195th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in South Korea?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Korea data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total

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Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 197 places, 11,286 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.