Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Maize (corn) — Area harvested was 15,578 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — area harvested in Republic of Korea stood at 15,578 ha.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested in Republic of Korea peaked at 49,986 ha in 1967 and was at its lowest, 13,661 ha, in 2006.
That places Republic of Korea 114th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,809 ha | — |
| 1962 | 25,804 ha | +8.4% |
| 1963 | 31,478 ha | +22.0% |
| 1964 | 42,891 ha | +36.3% |
| 1965 | 49,399 ha | +15.2% |
| 1966 | 42,391 ha | -14.2% |
| 1967 | 49,986 ha | +17.9% |
| 1968 | 42,119 ha | -15.7% |
| 1969 | 44,339 ha | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 46,618 ha | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 39,863 ha | -14.5% |
| 1972 | 35,343 ha | -11.3% |
| 1973 | 36,172 ha | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 35,165 ha | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 31,589 ha | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 30,054 ha | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 30,186 ha | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 30,863 ha | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 32,486 ha | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 35,322 ha | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 33,161 ha | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 28,414 ha | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 27,252 ha | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 30,040 ha | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 26,136 ha | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 23,645 ha | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 26,270 ha | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 22,060 ha | -16.0% |
| 1989 | 24,727 ha | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 25,987 ha | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 21,874 ha | -15.8% |
| 1992 | 20,937 ha | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 19,622 ha | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 21,667 ha | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 17,541 ha | -19.0% |
| 1996 | 17,908 ha | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 21,097 ha | +17.8% |
| 1998 | 20,140 ha | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 20,134 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 15,808 ha | -21.5% |
| 2001 | 14,208 ha | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 17,344 ha | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 16,966 ha | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 18,218 ha | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 15,176 ha | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 13,661 ha | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 16,981 ha | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 18,366 ha | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 15,326 ha | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 15,528 ha | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 15,823 ha | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 17,001 ha | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 15,905 ha | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 15,839 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 15,356 ha | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 15,183 ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 15,074 ha | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 15,472 ha | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 14,840 ha | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 15,633 ha | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 16,145 ha | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 15,479 ha | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 16,025 ha | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 15,578 ha | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39,135 ha | 23,809 ha | 49,986 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 34,834 ha | 30,054 ha | 46,618 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,703 ha | 22,060 ha | 35,322 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,691 ha | 17,541 ha | 25,987 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,205 ha | 13,661 ha | 18,366 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,602 ha | 14,840 ha | 17,001 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,772 ha | 15,479 ha | 16,145 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 111 Eritrea 20,000 ha compare
- 112 Sierra Leone 16,108 ha compare
- 113 Switzerland 15,708 ha compare
- 115 Guinea-Bissau 15,000 ha compare
- 116 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 14,520 ha compare
- 117 Lithuania 14,190 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested in Republic of Korea?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested in Republic of Korea was 15,578 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 49,986 ha in 1967.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,661 ha in 2006.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for maize (corn) — area harvested?
- Republic of Korea ranks 114th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.