Iran vs South Korea: Barley yields

Iran
2.33 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea
2.05 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iran rank
68th
South Korea rank
70th

Barley yields over time

  • Iran
  • South Korea
1234196119922024

How they compare

Iran currently reports 2.33 tonnes per hectare against 2.05 tonnes per hectare in South Korea, a difference of 0.28 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.

Iran ranks 68th and South Korea ranks 70th of 104 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7063 tonnes per hectare 2.52 tonnes per hectare 1.82 tonnes per hectare South Korea
1970s 0.8518 tonnes per hectare 3.16 tonnes per hectare 2.31 tonnes per hectare South Korea
1980s 1.09 tonnes per hectare 3.5 tonnes per hectare 2.41 tonnes per hectare South Korea
1990s 1.58 tonnes per hectare 2.93 tonnes per hectare 1.36 tonnes per hectare South Korea
2000s 1.71 tonnes per hectare 2.89 tonnes per hectare 1.18 tonnes per hectare South Korea
2010s 1.92 tonnes per hectare 2.48 tonnes per hectare 0.5592 tonnes per hectare South Korea
2020s 2.28 tonnes per hectare 2.69 tonnes per hectare 0.4007 tonnes per hectare South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barley yields, Iran or South Korea?
Iran, at 2.33 tonnes per hectare against 2.05 tonnes per hectare in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in barley yields between Iran and South Korea?
0.28 tonnes per hectare, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Korea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Iran and South Korea rank globally for barley yields?
Iran ranks 68th and South Korea ranks 70th of 104 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Barley yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Barley yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
105 places, 5,512 data points, 1275–2024
Last refreshed

Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.