South Korea vs Taiwan: Agricultural land per capita
South Korea
0.0303 hectares per capita
in 2023
Taiwan
0.0334 hectares per capita
in 2023
South Korea rank
214th
Taiwan rank
211th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- South Korea
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.0334 hectares per capita against 0.0303 hectares per capita in South Korea, a difference of 0.0031 hectares per capita.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 214th and Taiwan ranks 211th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 6 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0762 hectares per capita | 0.0689 hectares per capita | 0.0072 hectares per capita | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.0645 hectares per capita | 0.0563 hectares per capita | 0.0082 hectares per capita | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0546 hectares per capita | 0.0462 hectares per capita | 0.0084 hectares per capita | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0456 hectares per capita | 0.0407 hectares per capita | 0.0049 hectares per capita | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0395 hectares per capita | 0.0367 hectares per capita | 0.0028 hectares per capita | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0341 hectares per capita | 0.034 hectares per capita | 0.0001 hectares per capita | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0308 hectares per capita | 0.0334 hectares per capita | 0.0026 hectares per capita | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, South Korea or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.0334 hectares per capita against 0.0303 hectares per capita in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between South Korea and Taiwan?
- 0.0031 hectares per capita, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Taiwan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Taiwan rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- South Korea ranks 214th and Taiwan ranks 211th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.