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Table 5 Acreage and costs difference between 1980 and 2000

From: Economic growth for ecological conversions: South Korean case

Land cover

Difference 1990–1980

Difference 2000–1990

Difference 2000–1980

Acreage

Estimates

Acreage

Estimate

Acreage

Estimate

Developed

+ 325,864.2

N/A

+ 166,483.6

N/A

+ 492,347.8

N/A

Crop

− 501,156.2

− $11.3M

− 124,444.2

− $2.8M

− 625,600.4

− $14.1M

Forest

− 13,858.9

− $3.4M

+ 380,651.4

+ $93.6M

+ 366,792.6

+ $90.2M

Pasture

+ 138,518.1

+ $125.5M

− 372,801.6

− $337.9M

− 234,283.5

− $212.3M

Wetlands

− 85,714.7

− $123.3M

− 27,712.4

− $39.8M

− 113,427.1

− $163.1M

Herbaceous

+ 96,121.9

+ $1.5M

− 14,784.3

− $0.3M

+ 81,337.6

+ 1.3M

Open water

+ 162,587.7

+ $35.2M

− 7,375.7

− $6.5M

+ 32,783.5

+ 28.8M

Total (except developed)

− 325,930.7

+ $24.4M

− 166,466.7

− $293.6M

− 492,397.4

− $269.3M