Agriculture，Forestry and Fishery Survey

Survey Outline > Agriculture，Forestry and Fisheries > Agriculture，Forestry and Fishery Survey

Overview

Survey Name

• Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Survey

Survey Type

• Survey statistics

Type of Statistics

• Designated statistics (Approval No. 101045)

Purpose

• To understand the size, distribution and structure of farm and fishery households and population, and changes in their management styles
• To provide basic data that can be used by the central and local government bodies and research institutes to set up agricultural and fishery policies, and study, analyze and assess the industries

Frequency

• Annual (The survey is not carried out if the Census of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is conducted in the same year.^*)
    * If the last number of the year is 『0』 or 『5』

Target Population

• All farm, forest and fishery households in the sample Eds as of the survey reference date

Survey Unit and Target Population Size

• Survey unit: Household
• Survey population size: Approx. 84,800 households in the 6,264 sample EDs

Survey Reference Period and Date

• Survey reference period: Dec. 1. of the last year ~ Nov. 30 of this year
• Reference date: as of 0 (hour), Dec 1

History

• 1948: Carried out the first fisheries survey (complete, and reporting statistics based on administrative system)
• 1949: Carried out the first agricultural business survey (complete, and reporting statistics based on administrative system)
• 1971: Changed the survey to the sample survey for the fisheries survey
• 1974: Changed the survey to the sample survey for the agricultural business survey
• 1998: Transferred the survey to the Statistics Korea from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Agricultural business survey) and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (Fisheries survey) following the revision of the Government Organization Act
• 2011: Developed the forestry survey and combined it with the existing agricultural business and fisheries surveys. The new survey was called Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Survey.
• 2016: Revised the survey sample on the basis of the results of the Census of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Data Provision

Method of Publication and URL

• Press releases, KOSTAT website (https://kostat.go.kr), KOSIS (Korean Statistical Information Service) (https://kosis.kr) data loading

Publication Frequency

• Annual

Publication Title

• Report on the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Survey (e-book)

Contact

Director for International Cooperation. Tel: