Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 43,403 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
43,403 ha
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
86th
of 191 countries
All-time high
212,703 ha
in 1965
All-time low
34,380 ha
in 2003
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Republic of Korea, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Republic of Korea is 43,403 ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Republic of Korea peaked at 212,703 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 34,380 ha, in 2003.

Republic of Korea ranks 86th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Republic of Korea, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 109,393 ha
1962 124,446 ha +13.8%
1963 136,634 ha +9.8%
1964 179,490 ha +31.4%
1965 212,703 ha +18.5%
1966 208,370 ha -2.0%
1967 194,905 ha -6.5%
1968 196,577 ha +0.9%
1969 191,587 ha -2.5%
1970 180,514 ha -5.8%
1971 163,431 ha -9.5%
1972 147,644 ha -9.7%
1973 138,400 ha -6.3%
1974 123,549 ha -10.7%
1975 146,547 ha +18.6%
1976 136,418 ha -6.9%
1977 127,651 ha -6.4%
1978 112,883 ha -11.6%
1979 95,074 ha -15.8%
1980 92,520 ha -2.7%
1981 91,118 ha -1.5%
1982 80,646 ha -11.5%
1983 72,378 ha -10.3%
1984 62,547 ha -13.6%
1985 64,590 ha +3.3%
1986 55,501 ha -14.1%
1987 47,376 ha -14.6%
1988 46,178 ha -2.5%
1989 53,642 ha +16.2%
1990 40,060 ha -25.3%
1991 38,436 ha -4.1%
1992 50,278 ha +30.8%
1993 41,172 ha -18.1%
1994 36,411 ha -11.6%
1995 39,849 ha +9.4%
1996 47,808 ha +20.0%
1997 40,771 ha -14.7%
1998 39,385 ha -3.4%
1999 47,766 ha +21.3%
2000 45,564 ha -4.6%
2001 37,409 ha -17.9%
2002 39,400 ha +5.3%
2003 34,380 ha -12.7%
2004 41,711 ha +21.3%
2005 49,906 ha +19.6%
2006 40,625 ha -18.6%
2007 41,514 ha +2.2%
2008 39,991 ha -3.7%
2009 42,314 ha +5.8%
2010 44,113 ha +4.3%
2011 44,844 ha +1.7%
2012 47,927 ha +6.9%
2013 49,637 ha +3.6%
2014 41,987 ha -15.4%
2015 39,591 ha -5.7%
2016 45,151 ha +14.0%
2017 42,658 ha -5.5%
2018 44,350 ha +4.0%
2019 43,935 ha -0.9%
2020 45,861 ha +4.4%
2021 44,981 ha -1.9%
2022 41,433 ha -7.9%
2023 40,988 ha -1.1%
2024 43,403 ha +5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 172,678 ha 109,393 ha 212,703 ha 9
1970s 137,211 ha 95,074 ha 180,514 ha 10
1980s 66,650 ha 46,178 ha 92,520 ha 10
1990s 42,194 ha 36,411 ha 50,278 ha 10
2000s 41,281 ha 34,380 ha 49,906 ha 10
2010s 44,419 ha 39,591 ha 49,637 ha 10
2020s 43,333 ha 40,988 ha 45,861 ha 5

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 83 Italy 49,090 ha compare
  2. 84 Azerbaijan 45,450 ha compare
  3. 85 Namibia 45,153 ha compare
  4. 87 Australia 39,653 ha compare
  5. 88 Ecuador 38,047 ha compare
  6. 89 Chile 37,519 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Republic of Korea?
Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Republic of Korea was 43,403 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 212,703 ha in 1965.
What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 34,380 ha in 2003.
How does Republic of Korea rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
Republic of Korea ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,936 data points, 1961–2024
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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.