FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Apples production in South Korea
In 2024 South Korea produced 460,088 t of apples, the 27th largest in the world (0.47% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 3.1%. The record was 715,982 t in 1995. Area harvested: 33,313 ha, yield 13.8 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 460,088 t
- World rank
- 27 of 93
- 10-year change
- −3.1%
- Record
- 715,982 t
- 1995
Apples in South Korea, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 460,088 | +17% | 33,313 | 13.81 |
| 2023 | 394,428 | −30% | 33,789 | 11.67 |
| 2022 | 566,041 | +9.7% | 34,603 | 16.36 |
| 2021 | 515,931 | +22% | 34,359 | 15.02 |
| 2020 | 422,115 | −21% | 31,598 | 13.36 |
| 2019 | 535,324 | +13% | 32,954 | 16.24 |
| 2018 | 475,303 | −13% | 33,234 | 14.30 |
| 2017 | 545,349 | −5.4% | 33,601 | 16.23 |
| 2016 | 576,369 | −1.1% | 33,300 | 17.31 |
| 2015 | 582,846 | +23% | 31,620 | 18.43 |
| 2014 | 474,712 | −3.8% | 30,702 | 15.46 |
| 2013 | 493,701 | +25% | 30,449 | 16.21 |
| 2012 | 394,596 | +4.0% | 30,734 | 12.84 |
| 2011 | 379,541 | −18% | 31,167 | 12.18 |
| 2010 | 460,285 | −6.9% | 30,992 | 14.85 |
| 2009 | 494,491 | +5.0% | 30,451 | 16.24 |
| 2008 | 470,865 | +8.1% | 30,006 | 15.69 |
| 2007 | 435,686 | +6.9% | 29,358 | 14.84 |
| 2006 | 407,621 | +11% | 28,312 | 14.40 |
| 2005 | 367,517 | +2.9% | 26,907 | 13.66 |
| 2004 | 357,180 | −2.2% | 26,676 | 13.39 |
| 2003 | 365,354 | −16% | 26,398 | 13.84 |
| 2002 | 433,165 | +7.3% | 26,163 | 16.56 |
| 2001 | 403,583 | −17% | 26,328 | 15.33 |
| 2000 | 488,960 | −0.3% | 29,063 | 16.82 |
| 1999 | 490,512 | +6.9% | 31,079 | 15.78 |
| 1998 | 459,010 | −30% | 34,692 | 13.23 |
| 1997 | 651,778 | +0.1% | 39,995 | 16.30 |
| 1996 | 651,406 | −9.0% | 43,857 | 14.85 |
| 1995 | 715,982 | +16% | 50,103 | 14.29 |
| 1994 | 616,505 | +0.1% | 52,098 | 11.83 |
| 1993 | 615,991 | −11% | 52,297 | 11.78 |
| 1992 | 694,766 | +28% | 52,985 | 13.11 |
| 1991 | 542,015 | −14% | 50,595 | 10.71 |
| 1990 | 628,947 | −7.0% | 48,833 | 12.88 |
| 1989 | 676,016 | +5.6% | 46,884 | 14.42 |
| 1988 | 640,333 | +15% | 43,190 | 14.83 |
| 1987 | 556,160 | +3.4% | 38,976 | 14.27 |
| 1986 | 537,737 | +1.0% | 36,443 | 14.76 |
| 1985 | 532,571 | +0.8% | 37,698 | 14.13 |
| 1984 | 528,175 | −9.9% | 39,189 | 13.48 |
| 1983 | 586,023 | +11% | 41,297 | 14.19 |
| 1982 | 527,149 | +0.8% | 42,740 | 12.33 |
| 1981 | 523,145 | +28% | 46,685 | 11.21 |
| 1980 | 410,047 | −7.6% | 46,132 | 8.89 |
| 1979 | 443,661 | +3.6% | 46,088 | 9.63 |
| 1978 | 428,291 | +8.5% | 44,718 | 9.58 |
| 1977 | 394,744 | +26% | 42,909 | 9.20 |
| 1976 | 313,099 | +12% | 39,704 | 7.89 |
| 1975 | 279,608 | −6.0% | 30,867 | 9.06 |
| 1974 | 297,323 | +2.3% | 27,536 | 10.80 |
| 1973 | 290,591 | +11% | 23,083 | 12.59 |
| 1972 | 261,120 | +18% | 20,828 | 12.54 |
| 1971 | 220,687 | +4.1% | 20,160 | 10.95 |
| 1970 | 212,041 | −3.4% | 21,033 | 10.08 |
| 1969 | 219,411 | +10% | 20,798 | 10.55 |
| 1968 | 198,711 | +4.8% | 20,202 | 9.84 |
| 1967 | 189,651 | +8.7% | 19,799 | 9.58 |
| 1966 | 174,396 | +4.6% | 19,371 | 9.00 |
| 1965 | 166,768 | +34% | 18,693 | 8.92 |
| 1964 | 124,693 | +13% | 12,627 | 9.88 |
| 1963 | 110,162 | −6.6% | 11,511 | 9.57 |
| 1962 | 117,904 | +48% | 11,380 | 10.36 |
| 1961 | 79,870 | — | 11,315 | 7.06 |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.