FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Groundnuts (peanuts) production in South Korea
In 2024 South Korea produced 10,000 t of groundnuts (peanuts), the 68th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 19%. The record was 32,188 t in 1987. Area harvested: 4,000 ha, yield 2.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 10,000 t
- World rank
- 68 of 107
- 10-year change
- −19%
- Record
- 32,188 t
- 1987
Groundnuts (peanuts) in South Korea, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10,000 | +8.9% | 4,000 | 2.50 |
| 2023 | 9,186 | −14% | 3,590 | 2.56 |
| 2022 | 10,711 | +0.4% | 4,063 | 2.64 |
| 2021 | 10,671 | +12% | 4,082 | 2.61 |
| 2020 | 9,512 | +16% | 3,741 | 2.54 |
| 2019 | 8,219 | −25% | 3,236 | 2.54 |
| 2018 | 11,002 | −26% | 4,118 | 2.67 |
| 2017 | 14,910 | −4.0% | 5,190 | 2.87 |
| 2016 | 15,530 | +33% | 5,632 | 2.76 |
| 2015 | 11,651 | −6.1% | 4,589 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 12,402 | +14% | 4,565 | 2.72 |
| 2013 | 10,875 | +9.4% | 4,374 | 2.49 |
| 2012 | 9,939 | −8.4% | 4,072 | 2.44 |
| 2011 | 10,854 | −22% | 4,413 | 2.46 |
| 2010 | 13,991 | +37% | 5,381 | 2.60 |
| 2009 | 10,201 | +37% | 4,111 | 2.48 |
| 2008 | 7,459 | +7.2% | 3,366 | 2.22 |
| 2007 | 6,960 | +9.5% | 3,318 | 2.10 |
| 2006 | 6,354 | −3.8% | 2,970 | 2.14 |
| 2005 | 6,604 | −20% | 3,352 | 1.97 |
| 2004 | 8,257 | +15% | 3,454 | 2.39 |
| 2003 | 7,177 | −36% | 4,079 | 1.76 |
| 2002 | 11,212 | +17% | 5,483 | 2.04 |
| 2001 | 9,620 | +7.9% | 4,763 | 2.02 |
| 2000 | 8,918 | −28% | 4,662 | 1.91 |
| 1999 | 12,360 | −10% | 6,808 | 1.82 |
| 1998 | 13,773 | +26% | 7,483 | 1.84 |
| 1997 | 10,929 | +0.8% | 5,553 | 1.97 |
| 1996 | 10,837 | −37% | 5,655 | 1.92 |
| 1995 | 17,214 | +2.6% | 9,358 | 1.84 |
| 1994 | 16,774 | −1.2% | 8,815 | 1.90 |
| 1993 | 16,980 | −12% | 10,183 | 1.67 |
| 1992 | 19,247 | +6.0% | 9,976 | 1.93 |
| 1991 | 18,161 | +3.6% | 10,636 | 1.71 |
| 1990 | 17,528 | −39% | 11,665 | 1.50 |
| 1989 | 28,686 | +0.2% | 16,672 | 1.72 |
| 1988 | 28,621 | −11% | 16,394 | 1.75 |
| 1987 | 32,188 | +60% | 21,850 | 1.47 |
| 1986 | 20,174 | +23% | 13,252 | 1.52 |
| 1985 | 16,340 | +35% | 11,587 | 1.41 |
| 1984 | 12,094 | −14% | 10,142 | 1.19 |
| 1983 | 14,113 | +6.6% | 11,807 | 1.20 |
| 1982 | 13,243 | +44% | 11,067 | 1.20 |
| 1981 | 9,186 | −28% | 9,894 | 0.93 |
| 1980 | 12,692 | −20% | 11,992 | 1.06 |
| 1979 | 15,813 | −1.2% | 14,368 | 1.10 |
| 1978 | 15,998 | +41% | 14,426 | 1.11 |
| 1977 | 11,377 | +47% | 10,454 | 1.09 |
| 1976 | 7,735 | +2.4% | 8,163 | 0.95 |
| 1975 | 7,557 | +0.9% | 9,142 | 0.83 |
| 1974 | 7,487 | +43% | 6,721 | 1.11 |
| 1973 | 5,220 | −22% | 4,572 | 1.14 |
| 1972 | 6,721 | −10% | 6,392 | 1.05 |
| 1971 | 7,489 | −11% | 6,308 | 1.19 |
| 1970 | 8,425 | +7.1% | 7,000 | 1.20 |
| 1969 | 7,870 | +18% | 6,905 | 1.14 |
| 1968 | 6,671 | +26% | 5,688 | 1.17 |
| 1967 | 5,309 | +24% | 5,019 | 1.06 |
| 1966 | 4,277 | +21% | 4,192 | 1.02 |
| 1965 | 3,536 | +32% | 3,610 | 0.98 |
| 1964 | 2,688 | +1.0% | 3,266 | 0.82 |
| 1963 | 2,661 | +20% | 3,416 | 0.78 |
| 1962 | 2,218 | +8.1% | 3,020 | 0.73 |
| 1961 | 2,052 | — | 2,740 | 0.75 |
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.