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Surface area — South Korea

Surface area in South Korea in 2023 — 100,450 km². Ranked 109 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 1.2%.

2023 100,450 km² +0.01% vs 2022
World rank 109of 215
Period maximum 100,450 km²2023
Period minimum 99,260 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — South Korea, 1961–202399,00099,500100,000100,50019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 99,260 km²1963: 99,260 km²1965: 99,260 km²1967: 99,260 km²1969: 99,260 km²1971: 99,260 km²1973: 99,260 km²1975: 99,260 km²1977: 99,260 km²1979: 99,260 km²1981: 99,260 km²1983: 99,260 km²1985: 99,260 km²1987: 99,260 km²1989: 99,260 km²1991: 99,260 km²1993: 99,260 km²1995: 99,260 km²1997: 99,260 km²1999: 99,260 km²2001: 99,540 km²2003: 99,600 km²2005: 99,650 km²2007: 99,720 km²2009: 99,900 km²2011: 100,030 km²2013: 100,266 km²2015: 100,295 km²2017: 100,360 km²2019: 100,400 km²2021: 100,430 km²2023: 100,450 km²
Change over the period: +1,190 (+1.2%) Average annual rate: 0.02 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea

South Korea 100,450 km²
World 141M km²
East Asia & Pacific 24.79M km²
Eastern Asia computed 11.73M km²
High-income countries computed 60.62M km²
Surface area — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 100,450 +10 +0.01%
2022 100,440 +10 +0.01%
2021 100,430 +20 +0.02%
2020 100,410 +10 +0.01%
2019 100,400 +20 +0.02%
2018 100,380 +20 +0.02%
2017 100,360 +21 +0.02%
2016 100,339 +44 +0.04%
2015 100,295 +15 +0.01%
2014 100,280 +14 +0.01%
2013 100,266 +116 +0.12%
2012 100,150 +120 +0.12%
2011 100,030 +0 +0%
2010 100,030 +130 +0.13%
2009 99,900 +70 +0.07%
2008 99,830 +110 +0.11%
2007 99,720 +40 +0.04%
2006 99,680 +30 +0.03%
2005 99,650 +30 +0.03%
2004 99,620 +20 +0.02%
2003 99,600 +10 +0.01%
2002 99,590 +50 +0.05%
2001 99,540 +280 +0.28%
2000 99,260 +0 +0%
1999 99,260 +0 +0%
1998 99,260 +0 +0%
1997 99,260 +0 +0%
1996 99,260 +0 +0%
1995 99,260 +0 +0%
1994 99,260 +0 +0%
1993 99,260 +0 +0%
1992 99,260 +0 +0%
1991 99,260 +0 +0%
1990 99,260 +0 +0%
1989 99,260 +0 +0%
1988 99,260 +0 +0%
1987 99,260 +0 +0%
1986 99,260 +0 +0%
1985 99,260 +0 +0%
1984 99,260 +0 +0%
1983 99,260 +0 +0%
1982 99,260 +0 +0%
1981 99,260 +0 +0%
1980 99,260 +0 +0%
1979 99,260 +0 +0%
1978 99,260 +0 +0%
1977 99,260 +0 +0%
1976 99,260 +0 +0%
1975 99,260 +0 +0%
1974 99,260 +0 +0%
1973 99,260 +0 +0%
1972 99,260 +0 +0%
1971 99,260 +0 +0%
1970 99,260 +0 +0%
1969 99,260 +0 +0%
1968 99,260 +0 +0%
1967 99,260 +0 +0%
1966 99,260 +0 +0%
1965 99,260 +0 +0%
1964 99,260 +0 +0%
1963 99,260 +0 +0%
1962 99,260 +0 +0%
1961 99,260 — —

Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CN China 9.56M MN Mongolia 1.56M JP Japan 377,969 KP North Korea 120,540 KR South Korea 100,450 HK Hong Kong 1,110 MO Macao 33
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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