Total spice consumption rose 0% to 56.0 kt in South Korea in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, total spice consumption in South Korea reached an all time high of 56.0 kt in 2021 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 703 kt, 6.00 kt in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 134 kt in Japan and 204 kt in Vietnam in 2021.
South Korea has been ranked 30th within the group of 147 countries we follow in terms of total spice consumption, 3 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| North Korea | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 | |||
| 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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