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Edible Oils in South Korea

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  • 20 Pages
  • November 2025
  • Region: South Korea
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 4472520
Edible oils in South Korea faces a mixed performance in 2025 shaped by rising health awareness and price volatility. Olive oil consumption continues to rise, due to its perceived health benefits, but this comes at the expense of refined oils which are traditionally used in home cooking.

This report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing local insight and understanding unavailable elsewhere. In addition to the latest retail sales data 2020-2025, it identifies the leading companies, brands and retail outlets, and assesses the key trends and demographic shifts behind consumer demand and sales growth. How key trends such as health and wellness, sustainability and recovery from the pandemic are currently shaping the market along with prospects for the next five years, clearly indicating how the market is expected to change.

Product coverage: Corn Oil, Olive Oil, Other Edible Oil, Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Soy Oil, Sunflower Oil.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Edible Oils market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Olive oil offers a healthy appeal
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Health-oriented oils sustain growth despite high prices
  • Consumers shift away from refined oils for health reasons
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Health-driven consumption is reshaping edible oils with a focus on olive oil
  • Retail e-commerce expansion accelerates fragmentation in competitive landscape
  • Small-size formats and B2B demand emerge as key growth drivers
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Heavy concentration among leading olive oil brands
  • Fragmentation persists in seed oils
CHANNELS
  • Retail e-commerce reshapes channel dynamics and brand visibility
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Edible Oils: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Edible Oils: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 7 Distribution of Edible Oils by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 8 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 9 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 10 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 11 Forecast Sales of Edible Oils by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMERCOOKING INGREDIENTS AND MEALS IN SOUTH KOREA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Widening range and innovation at both ends of price spectrum
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Consumers shift towards ready-to-eat products as convenience attracts shoppers
  • Wider range of products entices consumers seeking greater choice and value
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Structural change will force brands to rethink price-value propositions
  • Retail disruption is anticipated as food manufacturers build D2C
  • Consumer demand is becoming polarised between affordable and premium choices
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Retailers are gaining prominence in a fiercely competitive landscape
  • Private label makes significant gains
CHANNELS
  • Retail e-commerce is transforming market dynamics as direct to consumer platforms emerge
  • Consumers are more selective in their channel choice
MARKET DATA
  • Table 12 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 13 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 14 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 15 Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 16 NBO Company Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 17 LBN Brand Shares of Cooking Ingredients and Meals: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 18 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 19 Distribution of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 20 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 21 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 22 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 23 Forecast Sales of Cooking Ingredients and Meals by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 1 Research Sources