Buckwheat — Area harvested in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Buckwheat — Area harvested was 1,796 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Buckwheat — Area harvested in Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for buckwheat — area harvested in Republic of Korea is 1,796 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, buckwheat — area harvested in Republic of Korea peaked at 27,417 ha in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1,600 ha, in 2020.
That places Republic of Korea 18th out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Buckwheat — Area harvested in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21,548 ha | — |
| 1962 | 18,444 ha | -14.4% |
| 1963 | 17,042 ha | -7.6% |
| 1964 | 17,474 ha | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 22,333 ha | +27.8% |
| 1966 | 15,722 ha | -29.6% |
| 1967 | 12,835 ha | -18.4% |
| 1968 | 27,417 ha | +113.6% |
| 1969 | 11,168 ha | -59.3% |
| 1970 | 9,978 ha | -10.7% |
| 1971 | 9,100 ha | -8.8% |
| 1972 | 7,215 ha | -20.7% |
| 1973 | 10,806 ha | +49.8% |
| 1974 | 7,127 ha | -34.0% |
| 1975 | 6,159 ha | -13.6% |
| 1976 | 7,576 ha | +23.0% |
| 1977 | 12,662 ha | +67.1% |
| 1978 | 12,368 ha | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 8,868 ha | -28.3% |
| 1980 | 9,514 ha | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 8,418 ha | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 18,893 ha | +124.4% |
| 1983 | 8,197 ha | -56.6% |
| 1984 | 7,855 ha | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 7,699 ha | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 11,714 ha | +52.1% |
| 1987 | 12,720 ha | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 9,020 ha | -29.1% |
| 1989 | 5,316 ha | -41.1% |
| 1990 | 4,862 ha | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 6,717 ha | +38.2% |
| 1992 | 8,065 ha | +20.1% |
| 1993 | 4,600 ha | -43.0% |
| 1994 | 6,112 ha | +32.9% |
| 1995 | 6,886 ha | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 4,806 ha | -30.2% |
| 1997 | 4,640 ha | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 3,964 ha | -14.6% |
| 1999 | 3,644 ha | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 2,969 ha | -18.5% |
| 2001 | 3,868 ha | +30.3% |
| 2002 | 3,466 ha | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 2,667 ha | -23.1% |
| 2004 | 2,063 ha | -22.6% |
| 2005 | 2,257 ha | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 2,786 ha | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 2,410 ha | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 2,233 ha | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 2,176 ha | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 2,106 ha | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 2,446 ha | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 3,089 ha | +26.3% |
| 2013 | 2,392 ha | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 2,095 ha | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 2,710 ha | +29.4% |
| 2016 | 3,177 ha | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 2,272 ha | -28.5% |
| 2018 | 2,928 ha | +28.9% |
| 2019 | 2,330 ha | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 1,600 ha | -31.3% |
| 2021 | 2,148 ha | +34.2% |
| 2022 | 2,259 ha | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 1,876 ha | -17.0% |
| 2024 | 1,796 ha | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,220 ha | 11,168 ha | 27,417 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,186 ha | 6,159 ha | 12,662 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,935 ha | 5,316 ha | 18,893 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,430 ha | 3,644 ha | 8,065 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,690 ha | 2,063 ha | 3,868 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,554 ha | 2,095 ha | 3,177 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,936 ha | 1,600 ha | 2,259 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is buckwheat — area harvested in Republic of Korea?
- Buckwheat — area harvested in Republic of Korea was 1,796 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest buckwheat — area harvested recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 27,417 ha in 1968.
- What is the lowest buckwheat — area harvested recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,600 ha in 2020.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for buckwheat — area harvested?
- Republic of Korea ranks 18th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is buckwheat — area harvested rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Buckwheat — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.