Agriculture & Rural in South Korea

31 indicators covering agriculture & rural for South Korea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% 2024 down 14.0% 100th
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% 2024 down 41.0% 108th
Rural population 18.8% 2025 up 2.5% 162nd
Rural population growth -0.2% 2025 down 115.5% 123rd
Rural population 9.73 million 2025 up 3.9% 55th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% 2025 down 22.9% 167th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 27.42 billion current US$ 2025 down 6.2% 32nd
Land under cereal production 776,099 hectares 2023 down 13.5% 87th
Cereal yield 6,615 kg per hectare 2023 up 2.1% 18th
Cereal production 5.13 million metric tons 2023 down 11.6% 57th
Fertilizer consumption 262.31 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 23.9% 23rd
Land area 97,600 sq. km 2023 up 0.2% 106th
Agricultural land 15,680 sq. km 2023 down 11.3% 128th
Agricultural land 16.1% 2023 down 11.5% 164th
Arable land 1.46 million hectares 2023 down 2.7% 92nd
Permanent cropland 2.1% 2023 down 4.9% 86th
Arable land 14.9% 2023 down 2.8% 71st
Arable land 0.0282 hectares per person 2023 down 5.1% 162nd
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 4.6% 2025 down 10.1% 116th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 5.5% 2025 up 7.9% 139th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 5.1% 2025 down 0.1% 132nd
Average precipitation in depth 1,274 mm per year 2022 unchanged 72nd
Crop production index 93.62 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 3.9% 162nd
Food production index 101.21 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 7.9% 126th
Livestock production index 109.28 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 21.2% 90th
Forest area 64.1% 2023 down 1.7% 21st
Forest area 62,570 sq. km 2023 down 1.6% 67th
Fertilizer consumption 57.1% 2023 down 22.7% 79th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 58.9% 2022 up 2.0% 93rd
Surface area 100,450 sq. km 2023 up 0.2% 109th
Access to electricity, rural 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st