Land area in South Korea
South Korea: Land area was 9,760 ha th in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
9,760 ha th
World rank
117th
of 255 countries
All-time high
9,760 ha th
in 2020
All-time low
9,646 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in South Korea, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 9,760 ha th for land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in South Korea peaked at 9,760 ha th in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9,646 ha th, in 1990.
South Korea ranks 117th of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land area in South Korea, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,646 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 9,646 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9,720 ha th | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 9,744 ha th | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 9,760 ha th | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 9,760 ha th | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 9,760 ha th is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,500 ha th, 2.8× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 9,760 ha th is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,828 ha th, 5.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,646 ha th | 9,646 ha th | 9,646 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 9,646 ha th | 9,646 ha th | 9,646 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 9,732 ha th | 9,720 ha th | 9,744 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 9,760 ha th | 9,760 ha th | 9,760 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More development goals data for South Korea
- Red List Index 0.7105 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.2284 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 10,025 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 86 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 86 (2025)
- Infant deaths 556 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in South Korea?
- Land area in South Korea was 9,760 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 9,760 ha th in 2020.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,646 ha th in 1990.
- How does South Korea rank for land area?
- South Korea ranks 117th out of 255 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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