FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Chestnuts, in shell production in South Korea
In 2024 South Korea produced 52,241 t of chestnuts, in shell, the 6th largest in the world (2.49% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 12%. The record was 129,673 t in 1997. Area harvested: 29,895 ha, yield 1.7 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 52,241 t
- World rank
- 6 of 27
- 10-year change
- −12%
- Record
- 129,673 t
- 1997
Chestnuts, in shell in South Korea, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52,241 | −0.3% | 29,895 | 1.75 |
| 2023 | 52,399 | +1.0% | 30,181 | 1.74 |
| 2022 | 51,880 | −1.1% | 30,463 | 1.70 |
| 2021 | 52,443 | −0.8% | 31,074 | 1.69 |
| 2020 | 52,874 | −1.9% | 29,679 | 1.78 |
| 2019 | 53,908 | −0.8% | 30,717 | 1.75 |
| 2018 | 54,351 | +0.3% | 31,648 | 1.72 |
| 2017 | 54,173 | +1.1% | 30,710 | 1.76 |
| 2016 | 53,600 | −3.6% | 29,792 | 1.80 |
| 2015 | 55,593 | −6.5% | 30,544 | 1.82 |
| 2014 | 59,465 | −7.4% | 33,000 | 1.80 |
| 2013 | 64,184 | +2.9% | 36,615 | 1.75 |
| 2012 | 62,345 | −3.5% | 36,500 | 1.71 |
| 2011 | 64,586 | −5.9% | 36,000 | 1.79 |
| 2010 | 68,630 | −9.6% | 36,530 | 1.88 |
| 2009 | 75,911 | +1.0% | 39,185 | 1.94 |
| 2008 | 75,171 | −3.0% | 38,000 | 1.98 |
| 2007 | 77,524 | −6.0% | 38,427 | 2.02 |
| 2006 | 82,450 | +7.9% | 40,000 | 2.06 |
| 2005 | 76,447 | +6.5% | 35,000 | 2.18 |
| 2004 | 71,795 | +20% | 35,818 | 2.00 |
| 2003 | 60,017 | −17% | 33,000 | 1.82 |
| 2002 | 72,405 | −23% | 35,000 | 2.07 |
| 2001 | 94,130 | +1.4% | 39,000 | 2.41 |
| 2000 | 92,844 | −3.1% | 38,000 | 2.44 |
| 1999 | 95,768 | −13% | 40,000 | 2.39 |
| 1998 | 109,956 | −15% | 45,000 | 2.44 |
| 1997 | 129,673 | +20% | 50,000 | 2.59 |
| 1996 | 108,346 | +16% | 42,000 | 2.58 |
| 1995 | 93,655 | −6.5% | 35,647 | 2.63 |
| 1994 | 100,163 | +24% | 37,000 | 2.71 |
| 1993 | 80,994 | −20% | 30,000 | 2.70 |
| 1992 | 101,742 | +13% | 39,000 | 2.61 |
| 1991 | 89,747 | +5.5% | 35,884 | 2.50 |
| 1990 | 85,043 | +8.0% | 36,000 | 2.36 |
| 1989 | 78,752 | +1.4% | 34,000 | 2.32 |
| 1988 | 77,652 | +36% | 33,900 | 2.29 |
| 1987 | 57,047 | −2.3% | 29,000 | 1.97 |
| 1986 | 58,411 | −19% | 29,000 | 2.01 |
| 1985 | 72,000 | +9.1% | 32,500 | 2.22 |
| 1984 | 66,000 | −8.3% | 31,000 | 2.13 |
| 1983 | 72,000 | +8.8% | 33,000 | 2.18 |
| 1982 | 66,153 | +5.1% | 31,000 | 2.13 |
| 1981 | 62,950 | −25% | 28,000 | 2.25 |
| 1980 | 84,470 | +4.4% | 37,000 | 2.28 |
| 1979 | 80,930 | +39% | 35,000 | 2.31 |
| 1978 | 58,174 | +56% | 25,000 | 2.33 |
| 1977 | 37,410 | +325% | 18,000 | 2.08 |
| 1976 | 8,811 | +14% | 5,000 | 1.76 |
| 1975 | 7,697 | +123% | 4,500 | 1.71 |
| 1974 | 3,449 | +17% | 2,000 | 1.72 |
| 1973 | 2,949 | +1.5% | 1,900 | 1.55 |
| 1972 | 2,905 | +4.2% | 1,900 | 1.53 |
| 1971 | 2,789 | +20% | 1,800 | 1.55 |
| 1970 | 2,333 | +35% | 1,500 | 1.56 |
| 1969 | 1,734 | −3.3% | 1,200 | 1.45 |
| 1968 | 1,793 | +49% | 1,200 | 1.49 |
| 1967 | 1,201 | +5.9% | 800 | 1.50 |
| 1966 | 1,134 | +13% | 800 | 1.42 |
| 1965 | 1,000 | +25% | 700 | 1.43 |
| 1964 | 800 | +14% | 600 | 1.33 |
| 1963 | 700 | +40% | 500 | 1.40 |
| 1962 | 500 | 0.0% | 350 | 1.43 |
| 1961 | 500 | — | 350 | 1.43 |
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.