China vs Korea: Cereal yield
Cereal yield over time
- China
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 6,615 kg per hectare against 6,418 kg per hectare in China, a difference of 197 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Korea ahead.
China ranks 21st and Korea ranks 18th of 182 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,670 kg per hectare | 3,218 kg per hectare | 1,548 kg per hectare | Korea |
| 1970s | 2,439 kg per hectare | 4,551 kg per hectare | 2,113 kg per hectare | Korea |
| 1980s | 3,677 kg per hectare | 5,538 kg per hectare | 1,860 kg per hectare | Korea |
| 1990s | 4,623 kg per hectare | 5,974 kg per hectare | 1,351 kg per hectare | Korea |
| 2000s | 5,134 kg per hectare | 6,309 kg per hectare | 1,175 kg per hectare | Korea |
| 2010s | 5,936 kg per hectare | 6,516 kg per hectare | 579.74 kg per hectare | Korea |
| 2020s | 6,353 kg per hectare | 6,566 kg per hectare | 213.02 kg per hectare | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield, China or Korea?
- Korea, at 6,615 kg per hectare against 6,418 kg per hectare in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal yield between China and Korea?
- 197 kg per hectare, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Korea rank globally for cereal yield?
- China ranks 21st and Korea ranks 18th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.