FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

All roots and tubers production in South Korea

In 2024 South Korea produced 883,052 t of all roots and tubers, the 82nd largest in the world (0.09% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 3.2%. The record was 3.6 million t in 1965. Area harvested: 43,403 ha, yield 20.3 t/ha.

The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

Production, 2024: 883,052 t
World rank: 82 of 192
10-year change: −3.2%
Record: 3.6 million t; 1965

All roots and tubers in South Korea, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

South Korea compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.09%; 0.11% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 20.3; world 13.1 (+55%)
kg per person: 17.1; world 116
10-year change: −3.2%; world +13%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
80	Afghanistan	908,218	0.10%
81	Haiti	896,769	0.09%
82	South Korea	883,052	0.09%
83	Sweden	879,800	0.09%
84	Turkmenistan	824,320	0.09%

Full ranking of 192 countries

Map of world production of roots and tubers

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; South Korea is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

By year

Year	Tonnes	Change	Area harvested, ha	Yield, t/ha
2024	883,052	+3.9%	43,403	20.35
2023	850,007	+3.9%	40,988	20.74
2022	817,754	−9.5%	41,433	19.74
2021	903,805	+2.3%	44,981	20.09
2020	883,121	−12%	45,861	19.26
2019	998,464	+17%	43,935	22.73
2018	853,369	+7.8%	44,350	19.24
2017	791,715	−12%	42,658	18.56
2016	896,895	+7.7%	45,151	19.86
2015	832,393	−8.8%	39,591	21.02
2014	912,603	−14%	41,987	21.74
2013	1,056,954	+11%	49,637	21.29
2012	950,202	+8.3%	47,927	19.83
2011	877,486	−4.2%	44,844	19.57
2010	915,637	−2.8%	44,113	20.76
2009	941,714	+0.8%	42,314	22.26
2008	933,943	+0.8%	39,991	23.35
2007	926,665	+1.1%	41,514	22.32
2006	916,927	−22%	40,625	22.57
2005	1,176,741	+19%	49,906	23.58
2004	987,836	+29%	41,711	23.68
2003	767,134	−22%	34,380	22.31
2002	982,876	+12%	39,400	24.95
2001	876,725	−16%	37,409	23.44
2000	1,049,504	−5.1%	45,564	23.03
1999	1,106,390	+23%	47,766	23.16
1998	901,039	−3.2%	39,385	22.88
1997	930,685	−13%	40,771	22.83
1996	1,068,199	+19%	47,808	22.34
1995	896,988	+22%	39,849	22.51
1994	736,471	−19%	36,411	20.23
1993	904,646	−13%	41,172	21.97
1992	1,040,910	+31%	50,278	20.70
1991	791,742	−1.3%	38,436	20.60
1990	802,209	−34%	40,060	20.03
1989	1,221,720	+24%	53,642	22.78
1988	984,918	−0.8%	46,178	21.33
1987	992,869	−21%	47,376	20.96
1986	1,249,704	−8.2%	55,501	22.52
1985	1,362,049	+2.4%	64,590	21.09
1984	1,330,383	−10%	62,547	21.27
1983	1,480,644	+7.2%	72,378	20.46
1982	1,381,178	−17%	80,646	17.13
1981	1,662,807	+7.3%	91,118	18.25
1980	1,550,192	−11%	92,520	16.76
1979	1,744,287	−9.8%	95,074	18.35
1978	1,933,792	−8.8%	112,883	17.13
1977	2,120,911	−10.0%	127,651	16.61
1976	2,355,459	−9.9%	136,418	17.27
1975	2,615,510	+36%	146,547	17.85
1974	1,920,796	−10%	123,549	15.55
1973	2,140,366	−8.4%	138,400	15.47
1972	2,337,682	−6.2%	147,644	15.83
1971	2,491,855	−9.1%	163,431	15.25
1970	2,742,175	+0.7%	180,514	15.19
1969	2,722,931	+2.1%	191,587	14.21
1968	2,667,046	+19%	196,577	13.57
1967	2,237,134	−34%	194,905	11.48
1966	3,378,941	−5.6%	208,370	16.22
1965	3,577,830	+11%	212,703	16.82
1964	3,221,896	+79%	179,490	17.95
1963	1,796,008	+15%	136,634	13.14
1962	1,564,108	+12%	124,446	12.57
1961	1,402,113	—	109,393	12.82

Questions and answers

What is the production of roots and tubers in South Korea?

South Korea produced 883,052 t in 2024, 0.09% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does South Korea rank in the world for production of roots and tubers?

South Korea ranked 82nd of 192 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 16.2% of the world total.

How has the production of roots and tubers in South Korea changed?

It fell by 3.2% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 3.6 million t in 1965.

What is the yield of roots and tubers in South Korea?

20.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (883,052 t from 43,403 ha), against a world average of 13.1 t/ha.

Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for South Korea is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

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.