NPK fertilizers — Production in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: NPK fertilizers — Production was 1.59 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
NPK fertilizers — Production in Republic of Korea, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for npk fertilizers — production in Republic of Korea is 1.59 million t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, npk fertilizers — production in Republic of Korea peaked at 1.83 million t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 176,472 t, in 2005.
Republic of Korea ranks 5th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
NPK fertilizers — Production in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.70 million t | — |
| 2003 | 1.83 million t | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 265,089 t | -85.5% |
| 2005 | 176,472 t | -33.4% |
| 2006 | 183,597 t | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 248,566 t | +35.4% |
| 2008 | 1.64 million t | +558.9% |
| 2009 | 1.17 million t | -28.8% |
| 2010 | 1.29 million t | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 1.25 million t | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.64 million t | +31.3% |
| 2013 | 1.41 million t | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 1.56 million t | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 1.41 million t | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 1.27 million t | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 1.34 million t | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 1.32 million t | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.73 million t | +31.5% |
| 2020 | 1.70 million t | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.67 million t | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.70 million t | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.56 million t | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 1.59 million t | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 901,009 t | 176,472 t | 1.83 million t | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.42 million t | 1.25 million t | 1.73 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 million t | 1.56 million t | 1.70 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.9 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.504 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 96.41 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 286 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 707.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 47 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1,505 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 83.41 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,302 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is npk fertilizers — production in Republic of Korea?
- Npk fertilizers — production in Republic of Korea was 1.59 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest npk fertilizers — production recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 million t in 2003.
- What is the lowest npk fertilizers — production recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 176,472 t in 2005.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for npk fertilizers — production?
- Republic of Korea ranks 5th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is npk fertilizers — production rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of NPK fertilizers — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf