Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita was 24.03 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
24.03 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
9th
of 192 countries
All-time high
24.36 kilograms per year per capita
in 2021
All-time low
0.3568 kilograms per year per capita
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in South Korea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 24.03 kilograms per year per capita for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in South Korea peaked at 24.36 kilograms per year per capita in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3568 kilograms per year per capita, in 1963.
South Korea ranks 9th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4133 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.4141 kilograms per year per capita | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3568 kilograms per year per capita | -13.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3768 kilograms per year per capita | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3975 kilograms per year per capita | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 0.554 kilograms per year per capita | +39.4% |
| 1967 | 0.6116 kilograms per year per capita | +10.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6685 kilograms per year per capita | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 0.8706 kilograms per year per capita | +30.2% |
| 1970 | 0.7825 kilograms per year per capita | -10.1% |
| 1971 | 1.24 kilograms per year per capita | +57.9% |
| 1972 | 0.9846 kilograms per year per capita | -20.3% |
| 1973 | 1.2 kilograms per year per capita | +21.6% |
| 1974 | 1.15 kilograms per year per capita | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 1.08 kilograms per year per capita | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 1.9 kilograms per year per capita | +75.4% |
| 1977 | 1.69 kilograms per year per capita | -11.0% |
| 1978 | 2.08 kilograms per year per capita | +22.7% |
| 1979 | 2.11 kilograms per year per capita | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 3.26 kilograms per year per capita | +54.3% |
| 1981 | 3.24 kilograms per year per capita | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 4.76 kilograms per year per capita | +47.3% |
| 1983 | 4.16 kilograms per year per capita | -12.8% |
| 1984 | 4.95 kilograms per year per capita | +19.2% |
| 1985 | 5.71 kilograms per year per capita | +15.2% |
| 1986 | 6.2 kilograms per year per capita | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 6.7 kilograms per year per capita | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 7.36 kilograms per year per capita | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 7.73 kilograms per year per capita | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 8.29 kilograms per year per capita | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 9.96 kilograms per year per capita | +20.2% |
| 1992 | 9.09 kilograms per year per capita | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 8.69 kilograms per year per capita | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 10.48 kilograms per year per capita | +20.5% |
| 1995 | 8.75 kilograms per year per capita | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 10.59 kilograms per year per capita | +21.0% |
| 1997 | 11.31 kilograms per year per capita | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 12.57 kilograms per year per capita | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 11.63 kilograms per year per capita | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 12.72 kilograms per year per capita | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 12.19 kilograms per year per capita | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 12.19 kilograms per year per capita | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 13.56 kilograms per year per capita | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 14.97 kilograms per year per capita | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 14.79 kilograms per year per capita | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 14.81 kilograms per year per capita | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 15.55 kilograms per year per capita | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 15.86 kilograms per year per capita | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 17.4 kilograms per year per capita | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 18.99 kilograms per year per capita | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 17.51 kilograms per year per capita | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 18.97 kilograms per year per capita | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 17.97 kilograms per year per capita | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 19.56 kilograms per year per capita | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 19.97 kilograms per year per capita | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 19.97 kilograms per year per capita | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.89 kilograms per year per capita | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 21.18 kilograms per year per capita | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 22.93 kilograms per year per capita | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 23.85 kilograms per year per capita | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 24.36 kilograms per year per capita | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 23.37 kilograms per year per capita | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 24.03 kilograms per year per capita | +2.8% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 24.03 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.94 kilograms per year per capita, 1.6× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 24.03 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.73 kilograms per year per capita, 2.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +75.4% | 1.08 kilograms per year per capita | 1.9 kilograms per year per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5181 kilograms per year per capita | 0.3568 kilograms per year per capita | 0.8706 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.42 kilograms per year per capita | 0.7825 kilograms per year per capita | 2.11 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.41 kilograms per year per capita | 3.24 kilograms per year per capita | 7.73 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.14 kilograms per year per capita | 8.29 kilograms per year per capita | 12.57 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.4 kilograms per year per capita | 12.19 kilograms per year per capita | 17.4 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.79 kilograms per year per capita | 17.51 kilograms per year per capita | 22.93 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9 kilograms per year per capita | 23.37 kilograms per year per capita | 24.36 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 6 Saint Kitts and Nevis 24.45 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 7 Brazil 24.23 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 8 Bulgaria 24.07 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 10 Israel 23.78 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 11 Greece 23.47 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 12 Taiwan 23.44 kilograms per year per capita compare
More energy & mining data for South Korea
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 25.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in South Korea?
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in South Korea was 24.03 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 24.36 kilograms per year per capita in 2021.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3568 kilograms per year per capita in 1963.
- How does South Korea rank for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita?
- South Korea ranks 9th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.