Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.3424 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in South Korea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in South Korea is 0.3424 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in South Korea peaked at 0.3669 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0191 tonnes per person, in 1962.
That places South Korea 31st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0191 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0468 tonnes per person | +144.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0237 tonnes per person | -49.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0217 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0271 tonnes per person | +24.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0424 tonnes per person | +56.5% |
| 1969 | 0.077 tonnes per person | +81.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0649 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0924 tonnes per person | +42.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0975 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0949 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0759 tonnes per person | -20.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0863 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0825 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1017 tonnes per person | +23.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0995 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1289 tonnes per person | +29.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1323 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1888 tonnes per person | +42.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1405 tonnes per person | -25.6% |
| 1983 | 0.159 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1569 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1674 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1798 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2105 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1988 | 0.223 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2408 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2136 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2423 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2425 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.257 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2698 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2801 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2725 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2609 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2617 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2775 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2761 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2668 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2877 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2765 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2587 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2669 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.267 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.26 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2569 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2429 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3364 tonnes per person | +38.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3274 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.352 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.339 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3441 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3387 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3271 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3171 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3188 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3314 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3453 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.362 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3669 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3424 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.3424 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2469 tonnes per person, 1.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.3424 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1491 tonnes per person, 2.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +144.6% | 0.0191 tonnes per person | 0.0468 tonnes per person |
| 1969 | +81.6% | 0.0424 tonnes per person | 0.077 tonnes per person |
| 1968 | +56.5% | 0.0271 tonnes per person | 0.0424 tonnes per person |
| 1964 | -49.3% | 0.0468 tonnes per person | 0.0237 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0337 tonnes per person | 0.0191 tonnes per person | 0.077 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0925 tonnes per person | 0.0649 tonnes per person | 0.1289 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1799 tonnes per person | 0.1323 tonnes per person | 0.2408 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2578 tonnes per person | 0.2136 tonnes per person | 0.2801 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.266 tonnes per person | 0.2429 tonnes per person | 0.2877 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3332 tonnes per person | 0.3171 tonnes per person | 0.352 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3541 tonnes per person | 0.3424 tonnes per person | 0.3669 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More agriculture & rural data for South Korea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.2516 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 530.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1591 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1883 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in South Korea?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in South Korea was 0.3424 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3669 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0191 tonnes per person in 1962.
- How does South Korea rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 31st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.