Republic of Korea - Arable land

1,343 (thousand hectares) in 2021

In 2021, arable land for Republic of Korea was 1,343 thousand hectares. Arable land of Republic of Korea fell gradually from 2,104 thousand hectares in 1972 to 1,343 thousand hectares in 2021.

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What is arable land?

Arable land is the land under temporary agricultural crops (multiple-cropped areas are counted only once), temporary meadows for mowing or pasture, land under market and kitchen gardens and land temporarily fallow (less than five years). The abandoned land resulting from shifting cultivation is not included in this category. Data for “Arable land” are not meant to indicate the amount of land that is potentially cultivable.

What is Republic of Korea arable land?