Rice yields in South Korea
South Korea: Rice yields was 6.86 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.86 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
15th
of 124 countries
All-time high
7.22 tonnes per hectare
in 2016
All-time low
3.58 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Rice yields 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 6.86 tonnes per hectare for rice yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in South Korea peaked at 7.22 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.58 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
South Korea ranks 15th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rice yields in South Korea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 3.58 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 1963 | 4.4 tonnes per hectare | +22.9% |
| 1964 | 4.47 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 1966 | 4.43 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1967 | 4.06 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 1968 | 3.86 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 4.66 tonnes per hectare | +20.8% |
| 1970 | 4.55 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 4.67 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 4.61 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 4.95 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 5.13 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 5.32 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1977 | 6.79 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 1978 | 6.94 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 6.39 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 4.31 tonnes per hectare | -32.6% |
| 1981 | 5.84 tonnes per hectare | +35.6% |
| 1982 | 6.15 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 6.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 6.48 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 6.35 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 6.37 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 6.02 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 6.55 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 6.45 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 6.21 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 6.03 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 6.27 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 5.64 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 6.19 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 6.05 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 6.79 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 6.95 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 6.41 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 6.63 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 6.71 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 6.84 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 6.35 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 6.05 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 6.73 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 6.57 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 6.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.27 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 6.91 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 7.03 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 6.51 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 6.58 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 6.37 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 6.76 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 6.91 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 7.22 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 7.22 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 7.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 6.87 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 6.49 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 7.11 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 6.87 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 6.92 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 6.86 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.11 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 6.86 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.79 tonnes per hectare, 1.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | 3.58 tonnes per hectare | 4.66 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.53 tonnes per hectare | 4.55 tonnes per hectare | 6.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.07 tonnes per hectare | 4.31 tonnes per hectare | 6.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | 5.64 tonnes per hectare | 6.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.61 tonnes per hectare | 6.05 tonnes per hectare | 7.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.85 tonnes per hectare | 6.37 tonnes per hectare | 7.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.85 tonnes per hectare | 6.49 tonnes per hectare | 7.11 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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 rice yields in South Korea?
- Rice yields in South Korea was 6.86 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 rice yields recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.22 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.58 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does South Korea rank for rice yields?
- South Korea ranks 15th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.