Total spice consumption rose 10.4% to 53.0 kt in South Korea in 2020, according to Faostat.
Historically, total spice consumption in South Korea reached an all time high of 53.0 kt in 2020 and an all time low of 0.870 kt in 1966. When compared to South Korea's main peers, total spice consumption in China amounted to 486 kt, 1.00 kt in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 140 kt in Japan and 117 kt in Vietnam in 2020.
South Korea has been ranked 29th within the group of 144 countries we follow in terms of total spice consumption, 13 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Spice 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 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 438 | 333 | 379 | 389 | 491 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 | |||
| India | kt | 2,957 | 3,587 | 4,278 | 4,675 | 4,911 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 160 | 157 | 153 | 144 | 147 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | kt | 17.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 29.0 | 55.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 38.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | kt | 26.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 25.0 | 48.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kt | 542 | 550 | 494 | 482 | 470 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 308 | 310 | 313 | 318 | 347 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 122 | 118 | 142 | 177 | 101 |
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