Kenya vs South Korea: Cereal production
Kenya
4.98 million tonnes
in 2024
South Korea
4.98 million tonnes
in 2024
Kenya rank
58th
South Korea rank
57th
Cereal production over time
- Kenya
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 4.98 million tonnes against 4.98 million tonnes in Kenya, a difference of 6,330 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
Kenya ranks 58th and South Korea ranks 57th of 185 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.82 million tonnes | 7.17 million tonnes | 5.35 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 1970s | 2.55 million tonnes | 8.96 million tonnes | 6.41 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 1980s | 2.75 million tonnes | 8.61 million tonnes | 5.86 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 1990s | 2.92 million tonnes | 7.42 million tonnes | 4.49 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 2000s | 3.25 million tonnes | 6.86 million tonnes | 3.61 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 2010s | 4.34 million tonnes | 5.71 million tonnes | 1.37 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 2020s | 4.59 million tonnes | 5.15 million tonnes | 560,106 tonnes | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal production, Kenya or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 4.98 million tonnes against 4.98 million tonnes in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal production between Kenya and South Korea?
- 6,330 tonnes, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and South Korea rank globally for cereal production?
- Kenya ranks 58th and South Korea ranks 57th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.