Potato production in South Korea

Potato production in South Korea was 568,625 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 3.3% from 2023. That is the 58th highest of 154 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes568,625 Estimated
Change on 2023+3.3%
Rank58th of 154Countries ranked
Series high894,2152005
Series low304,0751978

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Potato production in South Korea, 1961 to 2024

200K400K600K800K1M19611971198119912001201120241961: 462,887 tonnes1962: 412,301 tonnes1963: 390,894 tonnes1964: 570,484 tonnes1965: 580,543 tonnes1966: 688,255 tonnes1967: 566,074 tonnes1968: 616,999 tonnes1969: 599,287 tonnes1970: 605,151 tonnes1971: 589,095 tonnes1972: 458,535 tonnes1973: 470,175 tonnes1974: 469,185 tonnes1975: 660,355 tonnes1976: 568,895 tonnes1977: 557,953 tonnes1978: 304,075 tonnes1979: 355,645 tonnes1980: 446,104 tonnes1981: 554,290 tonnes1982: 538,517 tonnes1983: 468,947 tonnes1984: 435,626 tonnes1985: 575,129 tonnes1986: 565,678 tonnes1987: 450,252 tonnes1988: 424,427 tonnes1989: 629,446 tonnes1990: 370,520 tonnes1991: 415,542 tonnes1992: 726,070 tonnes1993: 622,489 tonnes1994: 489,378 tonnes1995: 592,182 tonnes1996: 731,027 tonnes1997: 637,621 tonnes1998: 561,985 tonnes1999: 678,305 tonnes2000: 704,623 tonnes2001: 603,627 tonnes2002: 666,173 tonnes2003: 498,401 tonnes2004: 642,597 tonnes2005: 894,215 tonnes2006: 631,086 tonnes2007: 574,396 tonnes2008: 604,592 tonnes2009: 591,053 tonnes2010: 616,707 tonnes2011: 622,202 tonnes2012: 607,534 tonnes2013: 727,438 tonnes2014: 590,532 tonnes2015: 537,738 tonnes2016: 555,670 tonnes2017: 466,755 tonnes2018: 548,065 tonnes2019: 630,140 tonnes2020: 553,194 tonnes2021: 554,893 tonnes2022: 480,601 tonnes2023: 550,293 tonnes2024: 568,625 tonnes200K400K600K800K1M19611983200520241961: 462,887 tonnes1962: 412,301 tonnes1963: 390,894 tonnes1964: 570,484 tonnes1965: 580,543 tonnes1966: 688,255 tonnes1967: 566,074 tonnes1968: 616,999 tonnes1969: 599,287 tonnes1970: 605,151 tonnes1971: 589,095 tonnes1972: 458,535 tonnes1973: 470,175 tonnes1974: 469,185 tonnes1975: 660,355 tonnes1976: 568,895 tonnes1977: 557,953 tonnes1978: 304,075 tonnes1979: 355,645 tonnes1980: 446,104 tonnes1981: 554,290 tonnes1982: 538,517 tonnes1983: 468,947 tonnes1984: 435,626 tonnes1985: 575,129 tonnes1986: 565,678 tonnes1987: 450,252 tonnes1988: 424,427 tonnes1989: 629,446 tonnes1990: 370,520 tonnes1991: 415,542 tonnes1992: 726,070 tonnes1993: 622,489 tonnes1994: 489,378 tonnes1995: 592,182 tonnes1996: 731,027 tonnes1997: 637,621 tonnes1998: 561,985 tonnes1999: 678,305 tonnes2000: 704,623 tonnes2001: 603,627 tonnes2002: 666,173 tonnes2003: 498,401 tonnes2004: 642,597 tonnes2005: 894,215 tonnes2006: 631,086 tonnes2007: 574,396 tonnes2008: 604,592 tonnes2009: 591,053 tonnes2010: 616,707 tonnes2011: 622,202 tonnes2012: 607,534 tonnes2013: 727,438 tonnes2014: 590,532 tonnes2015: 537,738 tonnes2016: 555,670 tonnes2017: 466,755 tonnes2018: 548,065 tonnes2019: 630,140 tonnes2020: 553,194 tonnes2021: 554,893 tonnes2022: 480,601 tonnes2023: 550,293 tonnes2024: 568,625 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodtonnes
2024568,625 Estimated
2023550,293
2022480,601
2021554,893
2020553,194
2019630,140
2018548,065
2017466,755
2016555,670
2015537,738
2014590,532
2013727,438
2012607,534
2011622,202
2010616,707
2009591,053
2008604,592
2007574,396
2006631,086
2005894,215
2004642,597
2003498,401
2002666,173
2001603,627
2000704,623
1999678,305
1998561,985
1997637,621
1996731,027
1995592,182
1994489,378
1993622,489
1992726,070
1991415,542
1990370,520
1989629,446
1988424,427
1987450,252
1986565,678
1985575,129
1984435,626
1983468,947
1982538,517
1981554,290
1980446,104
1979355,645
1978304,075
1977557,953
1976568,895
1975660,355
1974469,185
1973470,175
1972458,535
1971589,095
1970605,151
1969599,287
1968616,999
1967566,074
1966688,255
1965580,543
1964570,484
1963390,894
1962412,301
1961462,887

South Korea compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 1,086 tonnesAfghanistan: 908,218 tonnesAlbania: 277,824 tonnesArmenia: 337,683 tonnesAngola: 528,284 tonnesArgentina: 2,111,561 tonnesAustria: 693,640 tonnesAustralia: 1,530,163 tonnesAzerbaijan: 954,005 tonnesBosnia and Herzegovina: 387,349 tonnesBangladesh: 10,601,182 tonnesBelgium: 3,977,850 tonnesBurkina Faso: 33,440 tonnesBulgaria: 113,940 tonnesBurundi: 420,224 tonnesBenin: 406 tonnesBolivia: 1,382,383 tonnesBrazil: 4,183,933 tonnesBhutan: 37,778 tonnesBotswana: 3,632 tonnesBelarus: 3,110,894 tonnesBelize: 1,395 tonnesCanada: 6,511,540 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 109,367 tonnesCentral African Republic: 1,396 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 7,114 tonnesSwitzerland: 370,665 tonnesChile: 1,246,278 tonnesCameroon: 370,206 tonnesChina: 94,806,520 tonnesColombia: 2,492,099 tonnesCosta Rica: 75,242 tonnesCuba: 79,054 tonnesCape Verde: 2,212 tonnesCyprus: 81,750 tonnesCzechia: 655,510 tonnesGermany: 12,703,300 tonnesDenmark: 2,997,600 tonnesDominican Republic: 123,505 tonnesAlgeria: 4,596,493 tonnesEcuador: 221,187 tonnesEstonia: 69,330 tonnesEgypt: 8,082,291 tonnesEritrea: 58 tonnesSpain: 1,971,170 tonnesEthiopia: 4,089,166 tonnesFinland: 553,100 tonnesFiji: 0 tonnesFaroe Islands: 1,532 tonnesFrance: 9,237,460 tonnesUnited Kingdom: 5,515,533 tonnesGeorgia: 221,500 tonnesGuinea: 607,049 tonnesGreece: 332,910 tonnesGuatemala: 550,783 tonnesHonduras: 27,045 tonnesCroatia: 133,860 tonnesHaiti: 35,011 tonnesHungary: 234,350 tonnesIndonesia: 1,270,449 tonnesIreland: 368,340 tonnesIsrael: 475,010 tonnesIndia: 57,053,344 tonnesIraq: 195,785 tonnesIran: 2,921,904 tonnesIceland: 5,514 tonnesItaly: 1,412,700 tonnesJamaica: 11,121 tonnesJordan: 161,367 tonnesJapan: 2,236,459 tonnesKenya: 2,188,110 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 1,190,214 tonnesNorth Korea: 413,319 tonnesSouth Korea: 568,625 tonnesKuwait: 15,980 tonnesKazakhstan: 2,634,610 tonnesLaos: 1,522 tonnesLebanon: 610,700 tonnesSri Lanka: 42,207 tonnesLesotho: 132,750 tonnesLithuania: 265,330 tonnesLuxembourg: 17,730 tonnesLatvia: 130,700 tonnesLibya: 369,147 tonnesMorocco: 2,194,126 tonnesMoldova: 135,372 tonnesMontenegro: 33,179 tonnesMadagascar: 248,208 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 200,983 tonnesMali: 234,244 tonnesMyanmar: 422,111 tonnesMongolia: 251,405 tonnesMauritania: 2,393 tonnesMauritius: 13,668 tonnesMalawi: 1,457,542 tonnesMexico: 2,123,718 tonnesMozambique: 552,561 tonnesNamibia: 14,556 tonnesNew Caledonia: 2,105 tonnesNiger: 328,900 tonnesNigeria: 1,228,588 tonnesNetherlands: 6,366,750 tonnesNorway: 354,900 tonnesNepal: 3,521,794 tonnesNew Zealand: 531,438 tonnesOman: 14,086 tonnesPanama: 26,916 tonnesPeru: 6,579,754 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 1,263 tonnesPhilippines: 102,791 tonnesPakistan: 8,434,370 tonnesPoland: 5,920,170 tonnesPortugal: 357,550 tonnesParaguay: 1,170 tonnesQatar: 965 tonnesRomania: 1,053,300 tonnesSerbia: 608,907 tonnesRussia: 18,448,001 tonnesRwanda: 827,355 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 625,071 tonnesSudan: 542,795 tonnesSweden: 879,800 tonnesSlovenia: 74,640 tonnesSlovakia: 170,630 tonnesSenegal: 146,775 tonnesEl Salvador: 6,048 tonnesSyria: 671,811 tonnesEswatini: 8,618 tonnesChad: 34,502 tonnesThailand: 119,501 tonnesTajikistan: 1,263,948 tonnesTimor-Leste: 1,217 tonnesTurkmenistan: 824,320 tonnesTunisia: 466,090 tonnesTürkiye: 6,900,000 tonnesTaiwan: 62,249 tonnesTanzania: 560,929 tonnesUkraine: 21,128,900 tonnesUganda: 461,361 tonnesUnited States: 19,061,860 tonnesUruguay: 66,551 tonnesUzbekistan: 3,716,862 tonnesVenezuela: 520,567 tonnesVietnam: 354,657 tonnesVanuatu: 3 tonnesYemen: 312,755 tonnesSouth Africa: 2,623,499 tonnesZambia: 34,153 tonnesZimbabwe: 673,484 tonnes
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Potato production, 2024, tonnes. South Korea is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Quantity of potatoes produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510) (Potato production, South Korea, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510), Potato production, South Korea, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/potato-production/south-korea. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510). Potato production, South Korea, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/potato-production/south-korea.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510), Potato production, South Korea, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/potato-production/south-korea (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the potato production in South Korea?

Potato production in South Korea was 568,625 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 3.3% from 2023. That is the 58th highest of 154 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest potato production in South Korea?

894,215 tonnes in 2005, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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