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 191 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.

Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in South Korea

Name: Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in South Korea
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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 191 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

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 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More energy & mining data for South Korea

Fuel imports 25.7% (2024)
Ores and metals imports 6.7% (2024)
Ores and metals exports 2.4% (2024)
Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fuel exports 7.7% (2024)
Electric power transmission and distribution losses 3.3% (2024)
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 53.9% (2023)

All data for South Korea →

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 191 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.

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Indicator: Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.