South Korea: Agriculture value added

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 South Korea

Agriculture value added, billion USD

 Latest value 27.42
 Year 2025
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1960 - 2025
 Average 16.95
 Min - Max 0.94 - 32.34
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2025 is 27.42 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 27.35 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 27.00 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 156 countries. Historically, the average for South Korea from 1960 to 2025 is 16.95 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.94 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 32.34 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2021. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values South Korea: Agriculture value added
 2025 27.42
 2024 27.35
 2023 26.71
 2022 26.06
 2021 32.34
 2020 27.52
 2019 26.39
 2018 29.18




Definition: Agriculture corresponds to International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) divisions 1-5, while the origin of value added is determined by the ISIC, revision 3. Agriculture value added is the net output of the agriculture sector, including forestry, hunting and fishing, and cultivation of crops and livestock production, after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. Deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets and depletion and degradation of natural resources are not included in the calculation. Values are in billion U.S. dollars.

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 Agricultural land 15,680 2023 sq. km.
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