What is land area in South Korea?

Land area in South Korea was 97,600 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in South Korea?

The highest recorded value was 97,600 sq. km in 2019.

What is the lowest land area recorded in South Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 96,460 sq. km in 1961.

How does South Korea rank for land area?

South Korea ranks 106th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in South Korea?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this South Korea data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in South Korea

Name: Land area in South Korea
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

South Korea: Land area was 97,600 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

97,600 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

106th

of 216 countries

All-time high

97,600 sq. km

in 2019

All-time low

96,460 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in South Korea, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in South Korea stood at 97,600 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in South Korea peaked at 97,600 sq. km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 96,460 sq. km, in 1961.

That places South Korea 106th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	96,460 sq. km	96,460 sq. km	96,460 sq. km	9
1970s	96,460 sq. km	96,460 sq. km	96,460 sq. km	10
1980s	96,460 sq. km	96,460 sq. km	96,460 sq. km	10
1990s	96,460 sq. km	96,460 sq. km	96,460 sq. km	10
2000s	96,831 sq. km	96,460 sq. km	97,060 sq. km	10
2010s	97,412 sq. km	97,190 sq. km	97,600 sq. km	10
2020s	97,600 sq. km	97,600 sq. km	97,600 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near South Korea

103 Guatemala 107,160 sq. km compare
104 Cuba 103,800 sq. km compare
105 Iceland 100,830 sq. km compare
107 Liberia 96,320 sq. km compare
108 Malawi 94,280 sq. km compare
109 Portugal 91,606 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for South Korea

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Rural population 18.8% (2025)
Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
Rural population 9.73 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 27.42 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 776,099 hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 6,615 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 5.13 million metric tons (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in South Korea?: Land area in South Korea was 97,600 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in South Korea?: The highest recorded value was 97,600 sq. km in 2019.
What is the lowest land area recorded in South Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 96,460 sq. km in 1961.
How does South Korea rank for land area?: South Korea ranks 106th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in South Korea?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Korea data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.