Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in South Korea
South Korea: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 6.54 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in South Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 6.54 tonnes per hectare for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in South Korea peaked at 6.83 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.79 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places South Korea 23rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.55 tonnes per hectare | 3.72 tonnes per hectare | 5.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.54 tonnes per hectare | 4.06 tonnes per hectare | 6.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | 5.32 tonnes per hectare | 6.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.31 tonnes per hectare | 5.79 tonnes per hectare | 6.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.52 tonnes per hectare | 6.14 tonnes per hectare | 6.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.56 tonnes per hectare | 6.21 tonnes per hectare | 6.83 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for South Korea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 27.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 9.73 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 18.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 776,099 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in South Korea?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in South Korea was 6.54 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.83 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.79 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does South Korea rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- South Korea ranks 23rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.