Italy vs South Korea: Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre

Italy
52.25 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
52.6 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
31st
South Korea rank
30th

Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 52.6 metric tons per square kilometre against 52.25 metric tons per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.35 metric tons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.

Italy ranks 31st and South Korea ranks 30th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 49.36 metric tons per square kilometre 74.33 metric tons per square kilometre 24.97 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 55.63 metric tons per square kilometre 92.87 metric tons per square kilometre 37.24 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 62.04 metric tons per square kilometre 89.24 metric tons per square kilometre 27.2 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 67.24 metric tons per square kilometre 76.87 metric tons per square kilometre 9.63 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 69.08 metric tons per square kilometre 70.84 metric tons per square kilometre 1.76 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 60.63 metric tons per square kilometre 58.62 metric tons per square kilometre 2.01 metric tons per square kilometre Italy
2020s 53.49 metric tons per square kilometre 53.13 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3552 metric tons per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre, Italy or South Korea?
South Korea, at 52.6 metric tons per square kilometre against 52.25 metric tons per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre between Italy and South Korea?
0.35 metric tons per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 31st and South Korea ranks 30th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
228 places, 13,192 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.