South Korea vs Nepal: Rice production

South Korea
4.78 million tonnes
in 2024
Nepal
5.96 million tonnes
in 2024
South Korea rank
18th
Nepal rank
16th

Rice production over time

  • South Korea
  • Nepal
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922024

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 5.96 million tonnes against 4.78 million tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 1.17 million tonnes.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 18th and Nepal ranks 16th of 142 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rice production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
143 places, 7,453 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Rice production is measured in tonnes.