South Korea vs Madagascar: Cereal production
South Korea
4.98 million tonnes
in 2024
Madagascar
5.24 million tonnes
in 2024
South Korea rank
57th
Madagascar rank
54th
Cereal production over time
- South Korea
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 5.24 million tonnes against 4.98 million tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 253,040 tonnes.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 57th and Madagascar ranks 54th of 185 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.17 million tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | 5.40 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 1970s | 8.96 million tonnes | 2.09 million tonnes | 6.87 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 1980s | 8.61 million tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | 6.32 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 1990s | 7.42 million tonnes | 2.63 million tonnes | 4.78 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 2000s | 6.86 million tonnes | 3.59 million tonnes | 3.27 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 2010s | 5.71 million tonnes | 4.37 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 2020s | 5.15 million tonnes | 5.01 million tonnes | 139,398 tonnes | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal production, South Korea or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 5.24 million tonnes against 4.98 million tonnes in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal production between South Korea and Madagascar?
- 253,040 tonnes, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Madagascar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Madagascar rank globally for cereal production?
- South Korea ranks 57th and Madagascar ranks 54th 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.