Environment in Republic of Korea 419 indicators covering environment for Republic of Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Country area — Area 10,046 1000 ha 2024 up 0.2% 118th Land area — Area 9,760 1000 ha 2024 up 0.2% 115th Agriculture — Area 1,561 1000 ha 2024 down 10.7% 137th Agricultural land — Area 1,561 1000 ha 2024 down 10.7% 137th Agricultural land — Share in Land area 15.99 % 2024 down 10.9% 189th Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 9,980 USD_PPP/ha 2024 up 11.4% 4th Cropland — Area 1,505 1000 ha 2024 down 11.0% 108th Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 96.41 % 2024 down 0.3% 24th Cropland — Share in Land area 15.42 % 2024 down 11.2% 110th Cropland — Area per capita 0.03 ha/cap 2024 unchanged 199th Arable land — Area 1,302 1000 ha 2024 down 11.8% 104th Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 83.41 % 2024 down 1.2% 18th Permanent crops — Area 203 1000 ha 2024 down 5.6% 93rd Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 13 % 2024 up 5.7% 77th Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 56 1000 ha 2024 down 2.3% 168th Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 3.59 % 2024 up 9.5% 213th Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.57 % 2024 down 3.4% 208th Inland waters — Area 286 1000 ha 2024 up 2.1% 86th Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 707.4 1000 ha 2024 down 6.0% 57th Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 47 % 2024 up 5.6% 35th Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 113.68 SLC 2024 up 17.8% 167th Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 94.23 USD 2024 down 9.1% 190th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 388,928 t 2024 up 15.4% 31st Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 204,582 t 2024 up 89.4% 42nd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 203,423 t 2024 down 8.0% 53rd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 135.16 kg/ha 2024 up 3.4% 17th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 3.93 kg/cap 2024 down 10.1% 103rd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 13.06 g/Int$ 2024 down 7.4% 101st Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 50,086 t 2024 down 20.6% 59th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 75,121 t 2024 down 46.9% 47th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.91 kg/ha 2024 down 40.4% 19th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.45 kg/cap 2024 down 48.2% 94th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 4.82 g/Int$ 2024 down 46.7% 90th Pesticides (total) — Import value 178,065 1000 USD 2024 down 5.2% 61st Pesticides (total) — Export value 757,186 1000 USD 2024 up 120.9% 12th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 485,585 t 2024 up 30.7% 15th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 93,268 t 2024 down 37.0% 36th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 61.97 kg/ha 2024 down 29.2% 22nd Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.8 kg/cap 2024 down 38.6% 85th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 5.99 g/Int$ 2024 down 36.6% 70th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 138,537 t 2024 up 216.9% 21st Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area 1.67 LSU/ha 2023 up 35.8% 4th Cattle — Share in total livestock 36.09 %LSU 2023 up 3.1% 130th Cattle — Stocks 2.62 million LSU 2023 up 20.7% 63rd Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area 1.16 LSU/ha 2023 up 34.9% 13th Chickens — Share in total livestock 25.06 %LSU 2023 up 2.8% 51st Chickens — Stocks 1.82 million LSU 2023 up 20.3% 32nd Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.02 LSU/ha 2023 up 100.0% 82nd Goats — Share in total livestock 0.44 %LSU 2023 up 12.8% 156th Goats — Stocks 32,292 LSU 2023 up 33.0% 108th Horses — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.01 LSU/ha 2023 unchanged 58th Horses — Share in total livestock 0.24 %LSU 2023 down 22.6% 137th Horses — Stocks 17,789 LSU 2023 down 6.7% 98th Sheep — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0 LSU/ha 2023 — 154th Sheep — Share in total livestock 0 %LSU 2023 — 190th Sheep — Stocks 133.8 LSU 2023 down 46.9% 187th Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area 1.67 LSU/ha 2023 up 35.8% 4th Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock 36.09 %LSU 2023 up 3.1% 135th Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks 2.62 million LSU 2023 up 20.7% 66th Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.02 LSU/ha 2023 up 100.0% 131st Page 1 of 7 Next →