NPK fertilizers — Production in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: NPK fertilizers — Production was 1.59 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.59 million t
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
5th
of 67 countries
All-time high
1.83 million t
in 2003
All-time low
176,472 t
in 2005
Years of data
23
2002–2024

NPK fertilizers — Production in Republic of Korea, 2002–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2002201320242002: 1.7M t2003: 1.8M t2004: 265.1k t2005: 176.5k t2006: 183.6k t2007: 248.6k t2008: 1.6M t2009: 1.2M t2010: 1.3M t2011: 1.2M t2012: 1.6M t2013: 1.4M t2014: 1.6M t2015: 1.4M t2016: 1.3M t2017: 1.3M t2018: 1.3M t2019: 1.7M t2020: 1.7M t2021: 1.7M t2022: 1.7M t2023: 1.6M t2024: 1.6M t

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

Annual values for NPK fertilizers — Production in Republic of Korea, 2002 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 Russian Federation 8.66 million t compare
  2. 3 India 3.65 million t compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 3.42 million t compare
  4. 6 Spain 1.14 million t compare
  5. 7 Belarus 933,648 t compare
  6. 8 Poland 852,788 t compare

See the full ranking of 72 places →

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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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Indicator
NPK fertilizers — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
72 places, 852 data points, 2002–2024
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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