Wheat — Production in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Wheat — Production was 37,376 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Production in Republic of Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 37,376 t for wheat — production in 2024.
The figure is down 27.9% on the previous year and up 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — production in Republic of Korea peaked at 224,023 t in 1969 and was at its lowest, 551 t, in 1991.
That places Republic of Korea 90th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Production in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 172,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 164,000 t | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 139,000 t | -15.2% |
| 1964 | 190,000 t | +36.7% |
| 1965 | 184,000 t | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 193,000 t | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 191,000 t | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 211,345 t | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 224,023 t | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 218,633 t | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 196,465 t | -10.1% |
| 1972 | 148,997 t | -24.2% |
| 1973 | 99,746 t | -33.1% |
| 1974 | 74,198 t | -25.6% |
| 1975 | 96,933 t | +30.6% |
| 1976 | 81,621 t | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 44,661 t | -45.3% |
| 1978 | 35,705 t | -20.1% |
| 1979 | 41,980 t | +17.6% |
| 1980 | 91,957 t | +119.0% |
| 1981 | 57,128 t | -37.9% |
| 1982 | 65,812 t | +15.2% |
| 1983 | 111,637 t | +69.6% |
| 1984 | 17,237 t | -84.6% |
| 1985 | 10,517 t | -39.0% |
| 1986 | 4,545 t | -56.8% |
| 1987 | 3,734 t | -17.8% |
| 1988 | 2,473 t | -33.8% |
| 1989 | 1,121 t | -54.7% |
| 1990 | 889 t | -20.7% |
| 1991 | 551 t | -38.0% |
| 1992 | 552 t | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1,483 t | +168.7% |
| 1994 | 2,156 t | +45.4% |
| 1995 | 10,262 t | +376.0% |
| 1996 | 10,923 t | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 7,433 t | -32.0% |
| 1998 | 4,781 t | -35.7% |
| 1999 | 5,626 t | +17.7% |
| 2000 | 2,339 t | -58.4% |
| 2001 | 2,841 t | +21.5% |
| 2002 | 5,834 t | +105.4% |
| 2003 | 10,011 t | +71.6% |
| 2004 | 12,623 t | +26.1% |
| 2005 | 7,678 t | -39.2% |
| 2006 | 5,810 t | -24.3% |
| 2007 | 7,351 t | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 10,359 t | +40.9% |
| 2009 | 18,782 t | +81.3% |
| 2010 | 39,116 t | +108.3% |
| 2011 | 43,677 t | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 37,014 t | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 19,061 t | -48.5% |
| 2014 | 23,409 t | +22.8% |
| 2015 | 26,433 t | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 38,705 t | +46.4% |
| 2017 | 37,425 t | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 25,788 t | -31.1% |
| 2019 | 15,024 t | -41.7% |
| 2020 | 16,985 t | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 26,324 t | +55.0% |
| 2022 | 34,562 t | +31.3% |
| 2023 | 51,809 t | +49.9% |
| 2024 | 37,376 t | -27.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 185,374 t | 139,000 t | 224,023 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 103,894 t | 35,705 t | 218,633 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,616 t | 1,121 t | 111,637 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,466 t | 551 t | 10,923 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,363 t | 2,339 t | 18,782 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,565 t | 15,024 t | 43,677 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,411 t | 16,985 t | 51,809 t | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — production in Republic of Korea?
- Wheat — production in Republic of Korea was 37,376 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — production recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 224,023 t in 1969.
- What is the lowest wheat — production recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 551 t in 1991.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for wheat — production?
- Republic of Korea ranks 90th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — production rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. 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 — Production. 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.