What is the difference in arable land between Republic of Korea and Yemen?

0.0012 hectares per person, with Yemen ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Yemen?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Republic of Korea vs Yemen: Arable land

Republic of Korea

0.0282 hectares per person

in 2023

Yemen

0.0294 hectares per person

in 2023

Republic of Korea rank

162nd

Yemen rank

159th

Arable land over time

Republic of Korea
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.0294 hectares per person against 0.0282 hectares per person in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.0012 hectares per person.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 162nd and Yemen ranks 159th of 206 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0738 hectares per person	0.2094 hectares per person	0.1356 hectares per person	Yemen
1970s	0.06 hectares per person	0.169 hectares per person	0.109 hectares per person	Yemen
1980s	0.05 hectares per person	0.1224 hectares per person	0.0724 hectares per person	Yemen
1990s	0.0406 hectares per person	0.0961 hectares per person	0.0555 hectares per person	Yemen
2000s	0.034 hectares per person	0.0603 hectares per person	0.0263 hectares per person	Yemen
2010s	0.0286 hectares per person	0.0385 hectares per person	0.0099 hectares per person	Yemen
2020s	0.0264 hectares per person	0.0307 hectares per person	0.0043 hectares per person	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Republic of Korea or Yemen?: Yemen, at 0.0294 hectares per person against 0.0282 hectares per person in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Republic of Korea and Yemen?: 0.0012 hectares per person, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Yemen?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Yemen rank globally for arable land?: Republic of Korea ranks 162nd and Yemen ranks 159th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit: hectares per person
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.