Land area in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Land area was 9,760 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
9,760
World rank
96th
of 219 countries
All-time high
9,760
in 2020
All-time low
9,646
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Republic of Korea, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in Republic of Korea is 9,760, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Republic of Korea peaked at 9,760 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9,646, in 1990.
Republic of Korea ranks 96th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land area in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,646 | — |
| 2000 | 9,646 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9,720 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 9,744 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 9,760 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 9,760 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,646 | 9,646 | 9,646 | 1 |
| 2000s | 9,646 | 9,646 | 9,646 | 1 |
| 2010s | 9,732 | 9,720 | 9,744 | 2 |
| 2020s | 9,760 | 9,760 | 9,760 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More development goals data for Republic of Korea
- Red List Index 0.7105 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.2284 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 10,025 (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 Republic of Korea?
- Land area in Republic of Korea was 9,760 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 9,760 in 2020.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,646 in 1990.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for land area?
- Republic of Korea ranks 96th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Republic of 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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