Statistics Korea

Survey Name

• Crop Production Survey

Survey Type

• Survey statistics + administrative statistics

Type of Statistics

• Designated statistics (Approval No. 114004)

Purpose

• To provide basic data required for setting up policies for stable supply and demand and price stabilization of agricultural products

Frequency

• Annual

Target Population

• Sample survey (15 types)
  • (Rice) Paddy rice, upland rice
  • (Barley) Common barley, naked barley, beer barley
  • (Pulse crops) Beans
  • (Root and tuber crops) Spring potatoes
  • (Vegetables) Pepper, garlic, onions, autumn radishes, autumn napa cabbages
  • (Special crops) Sesame
  • (Fruits) Apples, pears
• Administrative survey (32 types)
  • (Barley) Wheat
  • (Pulse crops) Red beans, mung beans, other pulses
  • (Miscellaneous grains) Corns, buckwheat, other miscellaneous grains
  • (Root and tuber crops) Sweet potatoes, autumn potatoes
  • (Vegetables) Spring napa cabbages, spring radishes, oriental melons, cucumbers, pumpkins, watermelons, tomatoes, strawberries, carrots, lettuce, spinach, spring onions, ginger, cabbages, green chilli peppers
  • (Special crops) Perilla seeds, peanuts
  • (Fruits) Peaches, grapes, tangerines, plums, persimmons, other fruits

Survey Unit and Target Population Size

• Sample lot: 10,039

Survey Reference Period and Date

• Survey reference period: Harvesting season of respective crops

History

• Until 1964: Carried out the survey as an administrative survey through local governmental agencies
• 1965: Carried out the first sample survey regarding rice (Paddy rice, upland rice) production per unit area (10a)
• 1966: Carried out the sample survey for barley (common barley, naked barley and beer barley) and potatoes (sweet potatoes and potatoes)
• May 29, 1967: Approved to compile as the 'Crop Statistics Survey'
• Sample survey: Beans (1974), pepper, garlic, autumn napa cabbages and radishes (1975), onions (1979), sesame (1985), apples and pears (1987)
• March 2008: Transferred from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to the Statistics Korea as a result of governmental restructuring
• Oct. 27, 2008: Changed the Korean survey title from 'Crop Statistics Survey' to 'Crop Production Survey'
• Changed the survey method to the interviewing method: pepper and sesame (2008), apples and pears (2009), barley (2010)
• 2010: The 'Crop Cultivation Area Survey' was separated from the 'Crop Production Survey' and then integrated with the 'Agricultural Area Survey'. Accordingly, the title was changed to the 'Agricultural Area Survey'.
• The number of items for an administrative survey was changed to 32 following the changes in the items of Cultivation Area Survey.

Method of Publication and URL

• Media (Press releases), KOSTAT website (https://kostat.go.kr), KOSIS (Korean Statistical Information Service) (https://kosis.kr), publication

Publication Frequency

• Annual

Publication Title

• Crop Production Statistics