FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Buckwheat production in South Korea
In 2024 South Korea produced 1,658 t of buckwheat, the 12th largest in the world (0.08% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 14%. The record was 17,515 t in 1982. Area harvested: 1,796 ha, yield 0.9 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1,658 t
- World rank
- 12 of 18
- 10-year change
- −14%
- Record
- 17,515 t
- 1982
Buckwheat in South Korea, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,658 | −1.7% | 1,796 | 0.92 |
| 2023 | 1,687 | −15% | 1,876 | 0.90 |
| 2022 | 1,982 | +0.8% | 2,259 | 0.88 |
| 2021 | 1,967 | +27% | 2,148 | 0.92 |
| 2020 | 1,549 | −43% | 1,600 | 0.97 |
| 2019 | 2,705 | −7.0% | 2,330 | 1.16 |
| 2018 | 2,908 | +73% | 2,928 | 0.99 |
| 2017 | 1,683 | −11% | 2,272 | 0.74 |
| 2016 | 1,892 | −27% | 3,177 | 0.60 |
| 2015 | 2,585 | +34% | 2,710 | 0.95 |
| 2014 | 1,934 | +0.6% | 2,095 | 0.92 |
| 2013 | 1,923 | −23% | 2,392 | 0.80 |
| 2012 | 2,512 | +6.0% | 3,089 | 0.81 |
| 2011 | 2,370 | +21% | 2,446 | 0.97 |
| 2010 | 1,954 | −12% | 2,106 | 0.93 |
| 2009 | 2,210 | −13% | 2,176 | 1.02 |
| 2008 | 2,545 | +4.0% | 2,233 | 1.14 |
| 2007 | 2,447 | −30% | 2,410 | 1.02 |
| 2006 | 3,479 | +55% | 2,786 | 1.25 |
| 2005 | 2,243 | +11% | 2,257 | 0.99 |
| 2004 | 2,012 | −21% | 2,063 | 0.98 |
| 2003 | 2,552 | −31% | 2,667 | 0.96 |
| 2002 | 3,725 | −1.9% | 3,466 | 1.07 |
| 2001 | 3,796 | +31% | 3,868 | 0.98 |
| 2000 | 2,898 | −36% | 2,969 | 0.98 |
| 1999 | 4,505 | +17% | 3,644 | 1.24 |
| 1998 | 3,859 | −18% | 3,964 | 0.97 |
| 1997 | 4,730 | −3.2% | 4,640 | 1.02 |
| 1996 | 4,884 | −30% | 4,806 | 1.02 |
| 1995 | 6,994 | +28% | 6,886 | 1.02 |
| 1994 | 5,479 | +24% | 6,112 | 0.90 |
| 1993 | 4,429 | −46% | 4,600 | 0.96 |
| 1992 | 8,169 | +24% | 8,065 | 1.01 |
| 1991 | 6,604 | +34% | 6,717 | 0.98 |
| 1990 | 4,945 | −5.1% | 4,862 | 1.02 |
| 1989 | 5,213 | −41% | 5,316 | 0.98 |
| 1988 | 8,827 | −24% | 9,020 | 0.98 |
| 1987 | 11,627 | +3.9% | 12,720 | 0.91 |
| 1986 | 11,195 | +54% | 11,714 | 0.96 |
| 1985 | 7,283 | +0.4% | 7,699 | 0.95 |
| 1984 | 7,257 | −3.4% | 7,855 | 0.92 |
| 1983 | 7,513 | −57% | 8,197 | 0.92 |
| 1982 | 17,515 | +143% | 18,893 | 0.93 |
| 1981 | 7,210 | −6.9% | 8,418 | 0.86 |
| 1980 | 7,745 | +1.8% | 9,514 | 0.81 |
| 1979 | 7,607 | −28% | 8,868 | 0.86 |
| 1978 | 10,578 | +2.1% | 12,368 | 0.86 |
| 1977 | 10,360 | +103% | 12,662 | 0.82 |
| 1976 | 5,093 | +16% | 7,576 | 0.67 |
| 1975 | 4,404 | +3.2% | 6,159 | 0.72 |
| 1974 | 4,267 | −37% | 7,127 | 0.60 |
| 1973 | 6,745 | +65% | 10,806 | 0.62 |
| 1972 | 4,076 | −16% | 7,215 | 0.56 |
| 1971 | 4,842 | −4.8% | 9,100 | 0.53 |
| 1970 | 5,086 | −12% | 9,978 | 0.51 |
| 1969 | 5,756 | −54% | 11,168 | 0.52 |
| 1968 | 12,642 | +148% | 27,417 | 0.46 |
| 1967 | 5,103 | −25% | 12,835 | 0.40 |
| 1966 | 6,793 | −35% | 15,722 | 0.43 |
| 1965 | 10,475 | +53% | 22,333 | 0.47 |
| 1964 | 6,861 | +6.9% | 17,474 | 0.39 |
| 1963 | 6,421 | +16% | 17,042 | 0.38 |
| 1962 | 5,552 | −9.3% | 18,444 | 0.30 |
| 1961 | 6,124 | — | 21,548 | 0.28 |
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.