FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Maize production in South Korea
In 2024 South Korea produced 89,000 t of maize, the 104th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 8.5%. The record was 154,071 t in 1980. Area harvested: 15,578 ha, yield 5.7 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 89,000 t
- World rank
- 104 of 162
- 10-year change
- +8.5%
- Record
- 154,071 t
- 1980
Maize in South Korea, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 89,000 | −2.2% | 15,578 | 5.71 |
| 2023 | 91,000 | −0.2% | 16,025 | 5.68 |
| 2022 | 91,211 | −4.1% | 15,479 | 5.89 |
| 2021 | 95,141 | +3.7% | 16,145 | 5.89 |
| 2020 | 91,766 | +20% | 15,633 | 5.87 |
| 2019 | 76,336 | −2.1% | 14,840 | 5.14 |
| 2018 | 78,012 | +7.5% | 15,472 | 5.04 |
| 2017 | 72,587 | −1.5% | 15,074 | 4.82 |
| 2016 | 73,681 | −5.8% | 15,183 | 4.85 |
| 2015 | 78,243 | −4.6% | 15,356 | 5.10 |
| 2014 | 82,008 | +1.9% | 15,839 | 5.18 |
| 2013 | 80,465 | −3.3% | 15,905 | 5.06 |
| 2012 | 83,210 | +13% | 17,001 | 4.89 |
| 2011 | 73,612 | −1.0% | 15,823 | 4.65 |
| 2010 | 74,339 | −3.4% | 15,528 | 4.79 |
| 2009 | 76,975 | −17% | 15,326 | 5.02 |
| 2008 | 92,830 | +11% | 18,366 | 5.05 |
| 2007 | 83,513 | +29% | 16,981 | 4.92 |
| 2006 | 64,623 | −12% | 13,661 | 4.73 |
| 2005 | 73,470 | −5.3% | 15,176 | 4.84 |
| 2004 | 77,616 | +10% | 18,218 | 4.26 |
| 2003 | 70,242 | −4.1% | 16,966 | 4.14 |
| 2002 | 73,223 | +28% | 17,344 | 4.22 |
| 2001 | 57,218 | −11% | 14,208 | 4.03 |
| 2000 | 64,205 | −19% | 15,808 | 4.06 |
| 1999 | 79,333 | −1.1% | 20,134 | 3.94 |
| 1998 | 80,203 | −7.6% | 20,140 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 86,763 | +20% | 21,097 | 4.11 |
| 1996 | 72,168 | −3.1% | 17,908 | 4.03 |
| 1995 | 74,465 | −16% | 17,541 | 4.25 |
| 1994 | 88,578 | +7.9% | 21,667 | 4.09 |
| 1993 | 82,107 | −11% | 19,622 | 4.18 |
| 1992 | 92,203 | +24% | 20,937 | 4.40 |
| 1991 | 74,606 | −38% | 21,874 | 3.41 |
| 1990 | 119,868 | −0.6% | 25,987 | 4.61 |
| 1989 | 120,627 | +14% | 24,727 | 4.88 |
| 1988 | 105,859 | −17% | 22,060 | 4.80 |
| 1987 | 127,390 | +12% | 26,270 | 4.85 |
| 1986 | 113,270 | −14% | 23,645 | 4.79 |
| 1985 | 131,770 | −1.2% | 26,136 | 5.04 |
| 1984 | 133,400 | +33% | 30,040 | 4.44 |
| 1983 | 100,637 | −14% | 27,252 | 3.69 |
| 1982 | 117,048 | −19% | 28,414 | 4.12 |
| 1981 | 145,342 | −5.7% | 33,161 | 4.38 |
| 1980 | 154,071 | +3.4% | 35,322 | 4.36 |
| 1979 | 149,000 | +49% | 32,486 | 4.59 |
| 1978 | 100,187 | +21% | 30,863 | 3.25 |
| 1977 | 82,705 | +19% | 30,186 | 2.74 |
| 1976 | 69,627 | +28% | 30,054 | 2.32 |
| 1975 | 54,186 | −11% | 31,589 | 1.72 |
| 1974 | 61,000 | +13% | 35,165 | 1.73 |
| 1973 | 54,000 | −16% | 36,172 | 1.49 |
| 1972 | 64,000 | −0.2% | 35,343 | 1.81 |
| 1971 | 64,140 | +1.8% | 39,863 | 1.61 |
| 1970 | 63,000 | +0.7% | 46,618 | 1.35 |
| 1969 | 62,581 | +4.3% | 44,339 | 1.41 |
| 1968 | 60,000 | +76% | 42,119 | 1.42 |
| 1967 | 34,000 | −15% | 49,986 | 0.68 |
| 1966 | 40,000 | +0.2% | 42,391 | 0.94 |
| 1965 | 39,940 | +15% | 49,399 | 0.81 |
| 1964 | 34,712 | +70% | 42,891 | 0.81 |
| 1963 | 20,438 | +17% | 31,478 | 0.65 |
| 1962 | 17,537 | +8.5% | 25,804 | 0.68 |
| 1961 | 16,162 | — | 23,809 | 0.68 |
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.