Agriculture & Rural in South Korea
178 indicators covering agriculture & rural for South Korea.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share of employment in agriculture | 5.1% | 2025 | down 0.1% | 132nd |
| Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services | 5.1% | 2025 | down 0.1% | 132nd |
| Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita | 4.6% | 2025 | down 10.1% | 116th |
| Deforestation driven by agricultural expansion and forest plantations | 136.99 | 2023 | down 97.0% | 102nd |
| Potato yields | 24.67 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 10.3% | 58th |
| Per capita nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture | 87.92 kilograms per person | 2023 | up 4.8% | 155th |
| Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture | 4.55 million tonnes | 2023 | up 8.3% | 72nd |
| Agricultural water withdrawals | 15.96 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | 32nd |
| Pesticide use per hectare of cropland | 13.49 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 23.4% | 26th |
| Organic agricultural area | 37,825 hectares | 2023 | up 78.4% | 76th |
| Access to electricity, rural | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | 1st |
| Land use vs. yield change in cereal production | 43 | 2014 | down 18.9% | 131st |
| Bean yields | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 25.7% | 50th |
| Fish catch by fishing sector | 1.59 million | 2018 | down 28.9% | 12th |
| Banana yields | 49.63 tonnes per hectare | 1990 | up 106.9% | 13th |
| Seafood and fish production | 92,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 67.3% | 11th |
| Corn: Yield gap | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 14.9% | 33rd |
| Yields of key staple crops | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 20.2% | 40th |
| Yields of important staple crops | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 20.2% | 40th |
| Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 20.2% | 40th |
| Wheat yields | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 20.2% | 40th |
| Crop yields | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 20.2% | 40th |
| Rice yields | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.8% | 15th |
| Groundnut yields | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 8.0% | 34th |
| Soy production, yield and area harvested | 154,954 tonnes | 2024 | up 11.3% | 37th |
| Sorghum yields | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 7.2% | 51st |
| Lettuce yields | 25.48 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 5.6% | 24th |
| Agriculture orientation index for government spending | 1.67 | 2022 | down 14.4% | 13th |
| Soybean yields | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 12.2% | 38th |
| Barley yields | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 29.2% | 70th |
| Fertilizer production by nutrient type | 142,701 tonnes | 2023 | — | 18th |
| Countries that are contracting Parties to the International Treaty on | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | 4th |
| Cotton yields | 0.9786 tonnes per hectare | 2005 | up 0.6% | 67th |
| Indicator of Food Price Anomalies (IFPA), by Consumer Food Price Index | -0.1 | 2024 | up 84.1% | 93rd |
| Pea yields | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.5% | 60th |
| Has the world passed peak agricultural land? | 1.16 million | 2010 | down 6.9% | 130th |
| Millet yields | 1 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 14.2% | 56th |
| Wild fish catch by gear type | 237,419 | 2018 | down 47.0% | 8th |
| [PROXY] Progress toward productive and sustainable agriculture | 3.29 | 2024 | down 4.1% | 89th |
| [PROXY] Progress toward productive and sustainable agriculture, trend | 2.71 | 2024 | down 9.7% | 193rd |
| Progress toward productive and sustainable agriculture | 2.71 score | 2024 | down 9.7% | 182nd |
| Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population | 5.8% | 2024 | up 20.8% | 125th |
| What is wild fish catch used for? | 780.34 tonnes | 2015 | down 0.5% | 34th |
| Cropland and pasture per person | 0.0226 | 2010 | down 11.7% | 147th |
| Population in moderate or severe food insecurity | 2,987 | 2024 | up 22.1% | 70th |
| Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population | 1.3% | 2024 | up 116.7% | 114th |
| Wild fish catch by gear type | 659,111 tonnes | 2018 | down 31.2% | 11th |
| Land area per crop type | 1 hectares | 2024 | unchanged | 63rd |
| Global aquaculture production and wild fish used for animal feed | 33,355 tonnes | 2015 | down 8.2% | 29th |
| Rye yields | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 42.3% | 35th |
| Fertilizer application rates over the long-run | 399.92 kilograms per hectare | 2014 | down 23.9% | 18th |
| Rapeseed yields | 1 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | unchanged | 59th |
| Population in severe food insecurity | 647.1 | 2024 | up 107.2% | 67th |
| Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita | 2.9% | 2011 | down 42.0% | 29th |
| Cropland area | 1.12 million | 2010 | down 7.7% | 98th |
| Land used for agriculture | 1.16 million | 2010 | down 6.9% | 130th |
| Share of agriculture in total employment | 6.9% | 2010 | down 34.9% | 28th |
| Agricultural export subsidies | 0 millions of current united states dollars | 2024 | down 100.0% | 15th |