Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in South Korea

South Korea: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy was -83 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-83
Change on year
up 97.4%
World rank
91st
of 168 countries
All-time high
21,016
in 1980
All-time low
-3,236
in 2018
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in South Korea, 1961–2019

-5.0k05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119902019

Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.

Analysis

South Korea recorded -83 for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in 2019.

The figure is up 97.4% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in South Korea peaked at 21,016 in 1980 and was at its lowest, -3,236, in 2018.

South Korea ranks 91st of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in South Korea, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 0 —
1962 0 —
1963 0 —
1964 0 —
1965 0 —
1966 17,926 —
1967 -7 -100.0%
1968 -1 -85.7%
1969 3 -400.0%
1970 4 +33.3%
1971 5 +25.0%
1972 1 -80.0%
1973 4,536 +453500.0%
1974 14,671 +223.4%
1975 108 -99.3%
1976 1,948 +1703.7%
1977 63 -96.8%
1978 -20 -131.7%
1979 -8 -60.0%
1980 21,016 -262800.0%
1981 6,408 -69.5%
1982 6,862 +7.1%
1983 -19 -100.3%
1984 -12 -36.8%
1985 -38 +216.7%
1986 -8 -78.9%
1987 -12 +50.0%
1988 -59 +391.7%
1989 -13 -78.0%
1990 -31 +138.5%
1991 -4 -87.1%
1992 -15 +275.0%
1993 -18 +20.0%
1994 -8 -55.6%
1995 -28 +250.0%
1996 0 -100.0%
1997 -4 —
1998 33 -925.0%
1999 -1 -103.0%
2000 -1 -0.0%
2001 -13 +1200.0%
2002 -1 -92.3%
2003 -7 +600.0%
2004 -11 +57.1%
2005 -3 -72.7%
2006 25 -933.3%
2007 -26 -204.0%
2008 -32 +23.1%
2009 -94 +193.8%
2010 -94 -0.0%
2011 -67 -28.7%
2012 -47 -29.9%
2013 -36 -23.4%
2014 -29 -19.4%
2015 -37 +27.6%
2016 -99 +167.6%
2017 -248 +150.5%
2018 -3,236 +1204.8%
2019 -83 -97.4%

South Korea compared with similar countries

  • South Korea's -83 is above the median for high income countries, which is -722, 11% of the median. (59 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy 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.

YearChange FromTo
1973 +453500.0% 1 4,536
1980 +262800.0% -8 21,016
1976 +1703.7% 108 1,948
2018 -1204.8% -248 -3,236
2001 -1200.0% -1 -13
2006 +933.3% -3 25

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,991 -7 17,926 9
1970s 2,131 -20 14,671 10
1980s 3,412 -59 21,016 10
1990s -7.6 -31 33 10
2000s -16.3 -94 25 10
2010s -397.6 -3,236 -29 10

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 88 Ecuador -45 compare
  2. 89 Madagascar -52 compare
  3. 89 South Africa -52 compare
  4. 92 Rwanda -86 compare
  5. 93 Gambia -96 compare
  6. 94 Singapore -105 compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

More reference data data for South Korea

All data for South Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in South Korea?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in South Korea was -83 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 21,016 in 1980.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was -3,236 in 2018.
How does South Korea rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
South Korea ranks 91st out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South Korea data come from?
The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 59 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in South Korea. Statizoid, drawing on FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data. Retrieved 29 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/net-food-imports-by-crop-rice-paddy/korea-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/net-food-imports-by-crop-rice-paddy/korea-rep/">Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in South Korea</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 6,315 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.