What is the price of seaweed in South Korea?

As of January 2025, seaweed in South Korea is US$ 18.09 per kg (24,125 KRW), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is South Korea's world rank in seaweed exports?

South Korea ranks #1 among 83 seaweed exporters.

How much seaweed did South Korea export in 2024?

South Korea exported 29,681 tonnes of seaweed in 2024.

What share of global seaweed exports does South Korea hold?

South Korea holds 53.6% of global seaweed exports.

Is South Korea a net exporter or importer of seaweed?

South Korea is a net exporter of seaweed.

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Seaweed Prices in South Korea

US$ 18.09 / kg

24,125 KRW / kg

MoM ▲ 12.7% YoY ▲ 12.7%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (KRW)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	18.09	24,125	▲ 12.7%	▲ 12.7%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the seaweed price in South Korea available is US$ 18.09 per kg (24,125 KRW), up 12.7% year-on-year.

South Korea is the world's leading exporter of seaweed, shipping 29,681 tonnes valued at US$476.6 million in 2024. This accounts for 53.6% of global seaweed exports, with a 34.3% year-on-year increase. The latest export unit value is US$18.0941 per kg. South Korea maintains a strong net exporter position in the seaweed market.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - seaweed in South Korea

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Korea exported $476.6M (29.7 kt) of seaweed▲ 34.3% YoY. That ranks #1 worldwide (53.6% of global exports).

$476.6M

Export value

29.7 kt

Export volume

#1 / 83

World rank

53.6%

Global share

$16.06

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top seaweed exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 South Korea $476.6M · 53.6%
#2 Indonesia $184.1M · 20.7%
#3 China $99M · 11.1%
#4 Japan $20.9M · 2.4%
#5 Philippines $13.1M · 1.5%

Annual export data South Korea · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$476.6M	29.7 kt	$16.06
2023	$354.9M	28.2 kt	$12.6
2022	$273.2M	25.3 kt	$10.8
2021	$253.7M	24.4 kt	$10.39
2020	$241.1M	29 kt	$8.31

HS Code

seaweed is traded under Harmonized System code 1212.21. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

South Korea seaweed - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The volume of seaweed shipped by South Korea in 2020 was 29,157 metric tonnes. In 2019 South Korea sold 31,071 tonnes of seaweed. In 2019 alone, the interest in South Korea seaweed (agro commodities category) has surged, recording a change of 11.198 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, seaweed's exports grew by 9.65 percent bringing the nation US$278.00m for the year 2019. South Korea's seaweed exports are classified as:

Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground, fit for human consumption (HS code 121221)
Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground (HS code 121220)
Seaweeds & other algae (HS code 1212Xa)
Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground, unfit for human consumption (HS code 121229)

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South Korea seaweed export values

In 2019, South Korea supplied seaweed with a value of 278.00m USD, an improvement of 5.51% from 2018's total seaweed export of 263.492m USD. The annual increase in value of South Korea seaweed between 2017 to 2018 was -7.46%.

The annual/yearly variation in the quantity of South Korea's seaweed exports between 2017 and 2019 was 9.65 percent in comparison to a variation of 11.198% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for South Korea seaweed ( in '000$ )

South Korea ordered 17,210 tonnes of seaweed in 2019.

Seaweed Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest seaweed prices in other Asia countries:

Philippines$1.30/kg Indonesia$0.89/kg Hong Kong$6.22/kg Japan$23.27/kg Sri Lanka$1.09/kg Malaysia$5.17/kg China$5.45/kg Vietnam$13.45/kg Cambodia$8.41/kg Macao$45.14/kg Kyrgyzstan$56.71/kg Thailand$19.90/kg India$17.48/kg Brunei Darussalam$14.20/kg Lao (Laos)$0.67/kg

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