Cereals, primary — Yield in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Cereals, primary — Yield was 6,544 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Yield in Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — yield in Republic of Korea is 6,544 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — yield in Republic of Korea peaked at 6,826 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,794 kg/ha, in 1962.
Republic of Korea ranks 23rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Yield in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,197 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,794 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1963 | 2,928 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 3,249 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1965 | 3,037 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1966 | 3,537 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1967 | 3,265 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1968 | 3,191 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 3,765 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 1970 | 3,720 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 3,872 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 3,885 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 4,057 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 4,077 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 4,407 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 4,860 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 5,240 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 5,668 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 5,728 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 4,056 kg/ha | -29.2% |
| 1981 | 5,173 kg/ha | +27.6% |
| 1982 | 5,417 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 5,529 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 5,716 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 5,798 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 5,876 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 5,585 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 6,142 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 6,086 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 5,853 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 5,639 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 5,938 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 5,322 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 5,872 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 5,765 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 6,403 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 6,603 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 6,031 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 6,314 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 6,380 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 6,466 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 6,017 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 5,787 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 6,427 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 6,302 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 6,300 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 6,035 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 6,630 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 6,745 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 6,202 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 6,293 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 6,136 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 6,479 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 6,618 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 6,815 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 6,793 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 6,678 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 6,607 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 6,538 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 6,212 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 6,826 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 6,612 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 6,612 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6,544 kg/ha | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,218 kg/ha | 2,794 kg/ha | 3,765 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,551 kg/ha | 3,720 kg/ha | 5,728 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,538 kg/ha | 4,056 kg/ha | 6,142 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,974 kg/ha | 5,322 kg/ha | 6,603 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,309 kg/ha | 5,787 kg/ha | 6,745 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,516 kg/ha | 6,136 kg/ha | 6,815 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,561 kg/ha | 6,212 kg/ha | 6,826 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 20 Croatia 6,570 kg/ha compare
- 21 Guyana 6,563 kg/ha compare
- 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6,558 kg/ha compare
- 24 China, mainland 6,495 kg/ha compare
- 25 China 6,494 kg/ha compare
- 26 China, Taiwan Province of 6,426 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — yield in Republic of Korea?
- Cereals, primary — yield in Republic of Korea was 6,544 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — yield recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 6,826 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — yield recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,794 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for cereals, primary — yield?
- Republic of Korea ranks 23rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — yield rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cereals, primary — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.