Wheat — Area harvested in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Wheat — Area harvested was 9,536 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested in Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 9,536 ha for wheat — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.8% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested in Republic of Korea peaked at 96,740 ha in 1970 and was at its lowest, 164 ha, in 1992.
That places Republic of Korea 99th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 75,915 ha | — |
| 1962 | 81,621 ha | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 83,941 ha | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 89,543 ha | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 92,930 ha | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 93,758 ha | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 92,955 ha | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 96,505 ha | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 93,733 ha | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 96,740 ha | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 86,649 ha | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 62,735 ha | -27.6% |
| 1973 | 43,218 ha | -31.1% |
| 1974 | 36,477 ha | -15.6% |
| 1975 | 43,710 ha | +19.8% |
| 1976 | 36,721 ha | -16.0% |
| 1977 | 26,515 ha | -27.8% |
| 1978 | 17,091 ha | -35.5% |
| 1979 | 13,090 ha | -23.4% |
| 1980 | 27,868 ha | +112.9% |
| 1981 | 19,692 ha | -29.3% |
| 1982 | 19,656 ha | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 26,446 ha | +34.5% |
| 1984 | 6,411 ha | -75.8% |
| 1985 | 3,070 ha | -52.1% |
| 1986 | 1,547 ha | -49.6% |
| 1987 | 1,235 ha | -20.2% |
| 1988 | 753 ha | -39.0% |
| 1989 | 364 ha | -51.7% |
| 1990 | 294 ha | -19.2% |
| 1991 | 178 ha | -39.5% |
| 1992 | 164 ha | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 547 ha | +233.5% |
| 1994 | 582 ha | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 2,312 ha | +297.3% |
| 1996 | 2,787 ha | +20.5% |
| 1997 | 1,838 ha | -34.1% |
| 1998 | 1,372 ha | -25.4% |
| 1999 | 1,533 ha | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 919 ha | -40.1% |
| 2001 | 915 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,808 ha | +97.6% |
| 2003 | 3,281 ha | +81.5% |
| 2004 | 3,792 ha | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 2,395 ha | -36.8% |
| 2006 | 1,738 ha | -27.4% |
| 2007 | 1,928 ha | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 2,549 ha | +32.2% |
| 2009 | 5,067 ha | +98.8% |
| 2010 | 12,548 ha | +147.6% |
| 2011 | 13,044 ha | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 9,467 ha | -27.4% |
| 2013 | 7,373 ha | -22.1% |
| 2014 | 7,180 ha | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 10,076 ha | +40.3% |
| 2016 | 10,440 ha | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 9,283 ha | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 6,600 ha | -28.9% |
| 2019 | 3,736 ha | -43.4% |
| 2020 | 5,224 ha | +39.8% |
| 2021 | 6,224 ha | +19.1% |
| 2022 | 8,259 ha | +32.7% |
| 2023 | 11,600 ha | +40.5% |
| 2024 | 9,536 ha | -17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88,989 ha | 75,915 ha | 96,505 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 46,295 ha | 13,090 ha | 96,740 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,704 ha | 364 ha | 27,868 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,161 ha | 164 ha | 2,787 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,439 ha | 915 ha | 5,067 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,975 ha | 3,736 ha | 13,044 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,169 ha | 5,224 ha | 11,600 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — area harvested in Republic of Korea?
- Wheat — area harvested in Republic of Korea was 9,536 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 96,740 ha in 1970.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 164 ha in 1992.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for wheat — area harvested?
- Republic of Korea ranks 99th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested. 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.