Soybean production in South Korea

Soybean production in South Korea was 154,954 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 9.5% from 2023. That is the 36th highest of 108 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes154,954

Change on 2023+9.5%

Rank36th of 108Countries ranked

Series high318,7351977

Series low75,4482016

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Soybean production in South Korea, 1961 to 2024

tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 64 values

Period	tonnes
2024	154,954
2023	141,477
2022	129,925
2021	110,781
2020	80,926
2019	105,340
2018	89,410
2017	85,644
2016	75,448
2015	103,504
2014	139,267
2013	154,067
2012	122,519
2011	129,394
2010	105,345
2009	139,251
2008	132,674
2007	114,245
2006	156,404
2005	183,338
2004	138,570
2003	105,089
2002	115,024
2001	117,723
2000	113,196
1999	116,120
1998	140,441
1997	156,489
1996	160,081
1995	159,640
1994	154,380
1993	170,151
1992	175,925
1991	183,171
1990	232,786
1989	251,552
1988	239,431
1987	203,478
1986	198,537
1985	233,863
1984	253,527
1983	226,368
1982	233,358
1981	256,851
1980	216,318
1979	257,069
1978	292,832
1977	318,735
1976	294,949
1975	310,555
1974	318,576
1973	245,822
1972	223,939
1971	229,000
1970	231,994
1969	229,046
1968	245,257
1967	201,452
1966	161,303
1965	174,456
1964	162,857
1963	156,372
1962	155,747
1961	164,836

South Korea compared with nearby places

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Soybean 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).

Rankings

Countries by soybean production 118 places
EU countries by soybean production 23 places

Definition

Quantity of soybeans harvested dry 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.

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): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, 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): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, element 5510) (Soybean 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): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, element 5510), Soybean 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/soybean-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): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, element 5510). Soybean 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/soybean-production/south-korea.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, element 5510), Soybean 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/soybean-production/south-korea (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, element 5510): Soybean production, South Korea, 1961 to 2024}},
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  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/soybean-production/south-korea. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, 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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