South Korea: Arable land, percent of land area

South Korea: Arable land, percent of total land area

: For that indicator, The World Bank provides data for South Korea from 1961 to 2016. The average value for South Korea during that period was 19.4 percent with a minumum of 14.6 percent in 2016 and a maximum of 22.8 percent in 1967. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Arable land 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.