How have things changed? in South Korea
South Korea: How have things changed? was 3.56 million metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
How have things changed? in South Korea, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 3.56 million metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in South Korea peaked at 3.83 million metric tons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 640,099 metric tons, in 1965.
South Korea ranks 13th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 764,901 metric tons | 640,099 metric tons | 879,545 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.87 million metric tons | 877,349 metric tons | 2.42 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.02 million metric tons | 2.41 million metric tons | 3.66 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.21 million metric tons | 2.84 million metric tons | 3.48 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.84 million metric tons | 2.50 million metric tons | 3.37 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.38 million metric tons | 3.11 million metric tons | 3.83 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 million metric tons | 3.56 million metric tons | 3.80 million metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed? in South Korea?
- How have things changed? in South Korea was 3.56 million metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.83 million metric tons in 2019.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 640,099 metric tons in 1965.
- How does South Korea rank for how have things changed??
- South Korea ranks 13th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.