Total banana consumption rose 0% to 334 kt in South Korea in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, total banana consumption in South Korea reached an all time high of 416 kt in 2017 and an all time low of 0.086 kt in 1964. When compared to South Korea's main peers, total banana consumption in China amounted to 10,850 kt, 5.00 kt in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 920 kt in Japan and 2,122 kt in Vietnam in 2021.
South Korea has been ranked 44th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of total banana consumption, 9 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Banana Consumption (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cambodia | kt | 113 | 112 | 108 | 99.0 | 65.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 9,353 | 9,453 | 9,751 | 10,194 | 10,853 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.00 | 6.00 | 8.00 | 5.00 | 8.00 | |||
| India | kt | 23,297 | 23,196 | 24,292 | 24,530 | 24,194 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 796 | 794 | 818 | 832 | 867 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | kt | 663 | 471 | 674 | 781 | 657 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 1,199 | 1,318 | 1,484 | 1,477 | 1,433 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 345 | 346 | 416 | 406 | 350 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kt | 568 | 562 | 547 | 557 | 728 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 3,753 | 3,711 | 3,893 | 3,871 | 3,766 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 1,772 | 1,743 | 1,830 | 1,858 | 1,975 |
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