Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested was 226,634 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
226,634 ha
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
32nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
423,082 ha
in 1981
All-time low
181,611 ha
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Vegetables Primary — 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

In 2024, vegetables primary — area harvested in Republic of Korea stood at 226,634 ha.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested in Republic of Korea peaked at 423,082 ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 181,611 ha, in 1963.

Republic of Korea ranks 32nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Republic of Korea, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 188,290 ha
1962 195,512 ha +3.8%
1963 181,611 ha -7.1%
1964 203,910 ha +12.3%
1965 219,490 ha +7.6%
1966 224,807 ha +2.4%
1967 254,818 ha +13.3%
1968 277,088 ha +8.7%
1969 321,193 ha +15.9%
1970 370,727 ha +15.4%
1971 366,081 ha -1.3%
1972 354,107 ha -3.3%
1973 362,399 ha +2.3%
1974 391,111 ha +7.9%
1975 295,729 ha -24.4%
1976 342,759 ha +15.9%
1977 360,995 ha +5.3%
1978 353,443 ha -2.1%
1979 391,612 ha +10.8%
1980 414,380 ha +5.8%
1981 423,082 ha +2.1%
1982 395,463 ha -6.5%
1983 359,761 ha -9.0%
1984 356,650 ha -0.9%
1985 369,699 ha +3.7%
1986 414,620 ha +12.2%
1987 359,534 ha -13.3%
1988 362,022 ha +0.7%
1989 339,065 ha -6.3%
1990 326,296 ha -3.8%
1991 337,464 ha +3.4%
1992 332,139 ha -1.6%
1993 353,179 ha +6.3%
1994 352,322 ha -0.2%
1995 373,032 ha +5.9%
1996 379,712 ha +1.8%
1997 342,762 ha -9.7%
1998 344,688 ha +0.6%
1999 366,893 ha +6.4%
2000 396,462 ha +8.1%
2001 379,466 ha -4.3%
2002 333,346 ha -12.2%
2003 332,611 ha -0.2%
2004 342,561 ha +3.0%
2005 298,873 ha -12.8%
2006 300,757 ha +0.6%
2007 279,957 ha -6.9%
2008 279,243 ha -0.3%
2009 263,134 ha -5.8%
2010 258,114 ha -1.9%
2011 271,145 ha +5.0%
2012 263,377 ha -2.9%
2013 258,821 ha -1.7%
2014 254,234 ha -1.8%
2015 234,676 ha -7.7%
2016 229,774 ha -2.1%
2017 239,800 ha +4.4%
2018 252,535 ha +5.3%
2019 241,257 ha -4.5%
2020 233,974 ha -3.0%
2021 235,724 ha +0.7%
2022 227,415 ha -3.5%
2023 227,102 ha -0.1%
2024 226,634 ha -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 229,635 ha 181,611 ha 321,193 ha 9
1970s 358,896 ha 295,729 ha 391,612 ha 10
1980s 379,428 ha 339,065 ha 423,082 ha 10
1990s 350,849 ha 326,296 ha 379,712 ha 10
2000s 320,641 ha 263,134 ha 396,462 ha 10
2010s 250,373 ha 229,774 ha 271,145 ha 10
2020s 230,170 ha 226,634 ha 235,724 ha 5

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

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  3. 31 Peru 227,546 ha compare
  4. 33 Sudan (former) 216,705 ha compare
  5. 34 Mali 211,013 ha compare
  6. 35 Kenya 203,994 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is vegetables primary — area harvested in Republic of Korea?
Vegetables primary — area harvested in Republic of Korea was 226,634 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 423,082 ha in 1981.
What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 181,611 ha in 1963.
How does Republic of Korea rank for vegetables primary — area harvested?
Republic of Korea ranks 32nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is vegetables primary — area harvested rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Vegetables Primary — 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, 13,973 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.