Fertiliser use in South Korea
Farmers in South Korea used 285.6 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
South Korea, 2024
285.6
Change from 2023
+8.9%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
151.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
20th of 190
Fertiliser use in South Korea over time
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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 285.6 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 262.3 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 325.4 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 281.5 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 304.8 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 366.5 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 367.3 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 353.4 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 351.1 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 337.8 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 345.9 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 344.7 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 351.8 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 337.3 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 330.3 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 338.6 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 304.5 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 406.2 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 333.7 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 478.2 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 453.2 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 427.0 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 418.0 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 422.9 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 456.0 kg per hectare | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +8.9% from 262.3 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 345.9 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −17.4%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, South Korea has the 20th highest value.
More for South Korea
All statistics for South Korea
Cereal yield
6,544 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
16.0%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$7.37e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
5.3%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
13.03e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
135.2e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT