Cereal yield in South Korea
South Korea: Cereal yield was 6,615 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in South Korea, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield in South Korea is 6,615 kg per hectare, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in South Korea peaked at 6,826 kg per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,794 kg per hectare, in 1962.
That places South Korea 18th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,218 kg per hectare | 2,794 kg per hectare | 3,765 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,551 kg per hectare | 3,720 kg per hectare | 5,728 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,538 kg per hectare | 4,056 kg per hectare | 6,142 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,974 kg per hectare | 5,322 kg per hectare | 6,603 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,309 kg per hectare | 5,787 kg per hectare | 6,745 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,516 kg per hectare | 6,136 kg per hectare | 6,815 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,566 kg per hectare | 6,212 kg per hectare | 6,826 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More agriculture & rural data for South Korea
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Rural population 18.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 9.73 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 27.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 776,099 hectares (2023)
- Cereal production 5.13 million metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 262.31 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in South Korea?
- Cereal yield in South Korea was 6,615 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 6,826 kg per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,794 kg per hectare in 1962.
- How does South Korea rank for cereal yield?
- South Korea ranks 18th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.