Food production index in South Korea
South Korea: Food production index was 101.21 2014-2016 = 100 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Food production index in South Korea, 1961–2022
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in 2014-2016 = 100.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 101.21 2014-2016 = 100 for food production index in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food production index in South Korea peaked at 102 2014-2016 = 100 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23 2014-2016 = 100, in 1962.
South Korea ranks 126th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.4 2014-2016 = 100 | 23 2014-2016 = 100 | 35.67 2014-2016 = 100 | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.31 2014-2016 = 100 | 35.54 2014-2016 = 100 | 61.21 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.65 2014-2016 = 100 | 52.03 2014-2016 = 100 | 75.17 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.53 2014-2016 = 100 | 73.32 2014-2016 = 100 | 95.89 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.03 2014-2016 = 100 | 90.52 2014-2016 = 100 | 98 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.42 2014-2016 = 100 | 89.9 2014-2016 = 100 | 101.96 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.86 2014-2016 = 100 | 99.36 2014-2016 = 100 | 102 2014-2016 = 100 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 123 Iceland 102.07 2014-2016 = 100 compare
- 124 East Timor 101.69 2014-2016 = 100 compare
- 125 United Kingdom 101.24 2014-2016 = 100 compare
- 127 Sweden 101.15 2014-2016 = 100 compare
- 128 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 101.11 2014-2016 = 100 compare
- 129 Netherlands 101 2014-2016 = 100 compare
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 yield 6,615 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 5.13 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food production index in South Korea?
- Food production index in South Korea was 101.21 2014-2016 = 100 in 2022, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest food production index recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 102 2014-2016 = 100 in 2021.
- What is the lowest food production index recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 2014-2016 = 100 in 1962.
- How does South Korea rank for food production index?
- South Korea ranks 126th out of 195 countries with data for 2022.
- Is food production index rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Food production index (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.