Egg production, per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Egg production, per capita was 0.0162 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Egg production, per capita in South Korea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egg production, per capita in South Korea is 0.0162 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per capita in South Korea peaked at 0.0162 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 tonnes per person, in 1961.
South Korea ranks 26th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Egg production, per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1964 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 0.004 tonnes per person | +57.8% |
| 1970 | 0.004 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.005 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.009 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.01 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.01 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0128 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0128 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.013 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0146 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0153 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0158 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0162 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.0162 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0119 tonnes per person, 1.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.0162 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0043 tonnes per person, 3.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production, per capita in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +57.8% | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.004 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.004 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 0.004 tonnes per person | 0.0065 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0079 tonnes per person | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 0.0095 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0101 tonnes per person | 0.0092 tonnes per person | 0.0106 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0117 tonnes per person | 0.0106 tonnes per person | 0.0128 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0137 tonnes per person | 0.0124 tonnes per person | 0.0153 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0154 tonnes per person | 0.0148 tonnes per person | 0.0162 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More reference data data for South Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production, per capita in South Korea?
- Egg production, per capita in South Korea was 0.0162 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0162 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest egg production, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does South Korea rank for egg production, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 26th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is egg production, per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Egg production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Egg production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Egg production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Egg production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Egg production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.