Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio in South Korea
South Korea: Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio was 1.07 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio in South Korea, 1998–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2021, irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in South Korea stood at 1.07.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in South Korea peaked at 1.39 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9365, in 2009.
South Korea ranks 34th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.08 | — |
| 1999 | 1.26 | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 1.29 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.29 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.29 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.29 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.39 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 1.33 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.37 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.2 | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 1.03 | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9365 | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9571 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.02 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 1.04 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.03 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.04 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9929 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.02 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9902 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9669 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.02 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 1.07 | +5.6% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 1.07 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.696, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 1.07 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4204, 2.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.17 | 1.08 | 1.26 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.24 | 0.9365 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 0.9571 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.07 | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More climate change data for South Korea
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.1 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7164 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.8996 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.1285 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1214 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8117 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -78.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in South Korea?
- Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in South Korea was 1.07 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 in 2004.
- What is the lowest irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9365 in 2009.
- How does South Korea rank for irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio?
- South Korea ranks 34th out of 174 countries with data for 2021.
- Is irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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