Rice production in South Korea

Rice production in South Korea was 4,783,114 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 2.3% from 2023. That is the 18th highest of 135 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes4,783,114
Change on 2023-2.3%
Rank18th of 135Countries ranked
Series high8,532,0001978
Series low4,074,0001962

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Rice production in South Korea, 1961 to 2024

4M5M6M7M8M9M19611971198119912001201120241961: 4,679,000 tonnes1962: 4,074,000 tonnes1963: 5,079,000 tonnes1964: 5,344,000 tonnes1965: 4,867,000 tonnes1966: 5,448,000 tonnes1967: 5,008,000 tonnes1968: 4,442,000 tonnes1969: 5,688,000 tonnes1970: 5,476,000 tonnes1971: 5,557,000 tonnes1972: 5,496,000 tonnes1973: 5,850,000 tonnes1974: 6,174,000 tonnes1975: 6,485,000 tonnes1976: 7,249,000 tonnes1977: 8,348,000 tonnes1978: 8,532,000 tonnes1979: 7,880,937 tonnes1980: 5,311,406 tonnes1981: 7,148,703 tonnes1982: 7,307,855 tonnes1983: 7,607,540 tonnes1984: 7,970,330 tonnes1985: 7,855,262 tonnes1986: 7,871,368 tonnes1987: 7,595,760 tonnes1988: 8,260,162 tonnes1989: 8,099,953 tonnes1990: 7,721,968 tonnes1991: 7,292,534 tonnes1992: 7,256,894 tonnes1993: 6,403,875 tonnes1994: 6,826,167 tonnes1995: 6,388,773 tonnes1996: 7,122,866 tonnes1997: 7,314,885 tonnes1998: 6,790,125 tonnes1999: 7,065,900 tonnes2000: 7,196,582 tonnes2001: 7,406,517 tonnes2002: 6,687,225 tonnes2003: 6,151,202 tonnes2004: 6,736,925 tonnes2005: 6,434,972 tonnes2006: 6,305,492 tonnes2007: 5,961,493 tonnes2008: 6,468,281 tonnes2009: 6,502,249 tonnes2010: 5,810,817 tonnes2011: 5,615,916 tonnes2012: 5,405,155 tonnes2013: 5,631,689 tonnes2014: 5,637,682 tonnes2015: 5,771,026 tonnes2016: 5,624,607 tonnes2017: 5,285,551 tonnes2018: 5,195,437 tonnes2019: 5,016,083 tonnes2020: 4,713,162 tonnes2021: 5,211,037 tonnes2022: 4,998,223 tonnes2023: 4,897,839 tonnes2024: 4,783,114 tonnes4M6M8M10M19611983200520241961: 4,679,000 tonnes1962: 4,074,000 tonnes1963: 5,079,000 tonnes1964: 5,344,000 tonnes1965: 4,867,000 tonnes1966: 5,448,000 tonnes1967: 5,008,000 tonnes1968: 4,442,000 tonnes1969: 5,688,000 tonnes1970: 5,476,000 tonnes1971: 5,557,000 tonnes1972: 5,496,000 tonnes1973: 5,850,000 tonnes1974: 6,174,000 tonnes1975: 6,485,000 tonnes1976: 7,249,000 tonnes1977: 8,348,000 tonnes1978: 8,532,000 tonnes1979: 7,880,937 tonnes1980: 5,311,406 tonnes1981: 7,148,703 tonnes1982: 7,307,855 tonnes1983: 7,607,540 tonnes1984: 7,970,330 tonnes1985: 7,855,262 tonnes1986: 7,871,368 tonnes1987: 7,595,760 tonnes1988: 8,260,162 tonnes1989: 8,099,953 tonnes1990: 7,721,968 tonnes1991: 7,292,534 tonnes1992: 7,256,894 tonnes1993: 6,403,875 tonnes1994: 6,826,167 tonnes1995: 6,388,773 tonnes1996: 7,122,866 tonnes1997: 7,314,885 tonnes1998: 6,790,125 tonnes1999: 7,065,900 tonnes2000: 7,196,582 tonnes2001: 7,406,517 tonnes2002: 6,687,225 tonnes2003: 6,151,202 tonnes2004: 6,736,925 tonnes2005: 6,434,972 tonnes2006: 6,305,492 tonnes2007: 5,961,493 tonnes2008: 6,468,281 tonnes2009: 6,502,249 tonnes2010: 5,810,817 tonnes2011: 5,615,916 tonnes2012: 5,405,155 tonnes2013: 5,631,689 tonnes2014: 5,637,682 tonnes2015: 5,771,026 tonnes2016: 5,624,607 tonnes2017: 5,285,551 tonnes2018: 5,195,437 tonnes2019: 5,016,083 tonnes2020: 4,713,162 tonnes2021: 5,211,037 tonnes2022: 4,998,223 tonnes2023: 4,897,839 tonnes2024: 4,783,114 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodtonnes
20244,783,114
20234,897,839
20224,998,223
20215,211,037
20204,713,162
20195,016,083
20185,195,437
20175,285,551
20165,624,607
20155,771,026
20145,637,682
20135,631,689
20125,405,155
20115,615,916
20105,810,817
20096,502,249
20086,468,281
20075,961,493
20066,305,492
20056,434,972
20046,736,925
20036,151,202
20026,687,225
20017,406,517
20007,196,582
19997,065,900
19986,790,125
19977,314,885
19967,122,866
19956,388,773
19946,826,167
19936,403,875
19927,256,894
19917,292,534
19907,721,968
19898,099,953
19888,260,162
19877,595,760
19867,871,368
19857,855,262
19847,970,330
19837,607,540
19827,307,855
19817,148,703
19805,311,406
19797,880,937
19788,532,000
19778,348,000
19767,249,000
19756,485,000
19746,174,000
19735,850,000
19725,496,000
19715,557,000
19705,476,000
19695,688,000
19684,442,000
19675,008,000
19665,448,000
19654,867,000
19645,344,000
19635,079,000
19624,074,000
19614,679,000

South Korea compared with nearby places

Afghanistan: 654,000 tonnesAngola: 48,340 tonnesArgentina: 1,264,770 tonnesAustralia: 619,180 tonnesAzerbaijan: 15,291 tonnesBangladesh: 60,570,453 tonnesBelgium: 0 tonnesBurkina Faso: 513,234 tonnesBulgaria: 65,840 tonnesBurundi: 136,000 tonnesBenin: 500,605 tonnesBrunei: 3,612 tonnesBolivia: 434,028 tonnesBrazil: 10,671,490 tonnesBhutan: 41,537 tonnesBelize: 16,777 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 1,940,592 tonnesCentral African Republic: 52,868 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 1,000 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire: 2,381,129 tonnesChile: 118,673 tonnesCameroon: 345,583 tonnesChina: 207,530,000 tonnesColombia: 2,823,000 tonnesCosta Rica: 64,214 tonnesCuba: 84,331 tonnesCyprus: 0 tonnesCzechia: 0 tonnesGermany: 0 tonnesDenmark: 0 tonnesDominican Republic: 958,000 tonnesAlgeria: 313 tonnesEcuador: 1,560,200 tonnesEstonia: 0 tonnesEgypt: 6,430,000 tonnesSpain: 605,820 tonnesEthiopia: 282,720 tonnesFinland: 0 tonnesFiji: 8,598 tonnesFrance: 71,960 tonnesGabon: 1,762 tonnesGhana: 1,721,200 tonnesGambia: 52,548 tonnesGuinea: 3,680,000 tonnesGreece: 250,090 tonnesGuatemala: 31,700 tonnesGuinea-Bissau: 243,900 tonnesGuyana: 1,115,800 tonnesHonduras: 23,433 tonnesCroatia: 0 tonnesHaiti: 135,000 tonnesHungary: 8,560 tonnesIndonesia: 53,142,727 tonnesIreland: 0 tonnesIndia: 217,867,864 tonnesIraq: 227,508 tonnesIran: 3,478,820 tonnesItaly: 1,448,760 tonnesJamaica: 0 tonnesJapan: 10,142,000 tonnesKenya: 282,152 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 48,092 tonnesCambodia: 14,200,000 tonnesNorth Korea: 2,250,000 tonnesSouth Korea: 4,783,114 tonnesKazakhstan: 512,982 tonnesLaos: 3,750,740 tonnesSri Lanka: 4,698,453 tonnesLiberia: 322,400 tonnesLithuania: 0 tonnesLuxembourg: 0 tonnesLatvia: 0 tonnesMorocco: 6,006 tonnesMadagascar: 4,970,000 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 18,608 tonnesMali: 2,756,344 tonnesMyanmar: 27,650,000 tonnesMauritania: 431,700 tonnesMauritius: 0 tonnesMalawi: 127,000 tonnesMexico: 219,588 tonnesMalaysia: 2,102,960 tonnesMozambique: 169,311 tonnesNiger: 164,768 tonnesNigeria: 9,129,900 tonnesNetherlands: 0 tonnesNepal: 5,955,500 tonnesPanama: 371,000 tonnesPeru: 3,640,432 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 883 tonnesPhilippines: 19,087,135 tonnesPakistan: 14,585,231 tonnesPoland: 0 tonnesPuerto Rico: 3,498 tonnesPortugal: 172,120 tonnesParaguay: 1,051,752 tonnesRomania: 14,400 tonnesRussia: 1,258,900 tonnesRwanda: 141,932 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 1,006 tonnesSolomon Islands: 2,756 tonnesSudan: 27,818 tonnesSweden: 0 tonnesSlovenia: 0 tonnesSlovakia: 0 tonnesSierra Leone: 1,390,800 tonnesSenegal: 1,580,000 tonnesSomalia: 2,000 tonnesSuriname: 225,923 tonnesSouth Sudan: 38,000 tonnesEl Salvador: 11,000 tonnesEswatini: 1,000 tonnesChad: 347,187 tonnesTogo: 180,200 tonnesThailand: 33,551,337 tonnesTajikistan: 163,549 tonnesTimor-Leste: 62,000 tonnesTurkmenistan: 85,536 tonnesTürkiye: 1,019,000 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago: 784 tonnesTaiwan: 1,643,000 tonnesTanzania: 4,052,141 tonnesUkraine: 15,000 tonnesUganda: 300,000 tonnesUnited States: 10,075,780 tonnesUruguay: 1,305,900 tonnesUzbekistan: 383,564 tonnesVenezuela: 611,475 tonnesVietnam: 43,450,449 tonnesSouth Africa: 3,082 tonnesZambia: 24,566 tonnesZimbabwe: 74 tonnes
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Rice 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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Definition

Quantity of rice as paddy, the unhusked grain as harvested 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.

Paddy weight. Milled rice, the measure some other sources use, weighs about two thirds as much. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, 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): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510) (Rice 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): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510), Rice 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/rice-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): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Rice 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/rice-production/south-korea.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510), Rice 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/rice-production/south-korea (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the rice production in South Korea?

Rice production in South Korea was 4,783,114 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 2.3% from 2023. That is the 18th highest of 135 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest rice production in South Korea?

8,532,000 tonnes in 1978, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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