South Korea vs Lower middle income: Cereal yield
Cereal yield over time
- South Korea
- Lower middle income
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 6,615 kg per hectare against 3,366 kg per hectare in Lower middle income, a difference of 3,249 kg per hectare.
That makes South Korea's figure about 2.0 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 18th and Lower middle income ranks 21st of 181 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,218 kg per hectare | 1,032 kg per hectare | 2,187 kg per hectare | South Korea |
| 1970s | 4,551 kg per hectare | 1,253 kg per hectare | 3,298 kg per hectare | South Korea |
| 1980s | 5,538 kg per hectare | 1,609 kg per hectare | 3,929 kg per hectare | South Korea |
| 1990s | 5,974 kg per hectare | 1,985 kg per hectare | 3,988 kg per hectare | South Korea |
| 2000s | 6,309 kg per hectare | 2,376 kg per hectare | 3,933 kg per hectare | South Korea |
| 2010s | 6,516 kg per hectare | 2,828 kg per hectare | 3,688 kg per hectare | South Korea |
| 2020s | 6,566 kg per hectare | 3,172 kg per hectare | 3,394 kg per hectare | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield, South Korea or Lower middle income?
- South Korea, at 6,615 kg per hectare against 3,366 kg per hectare in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal yield between South Korea and Lower middle income?
- 3,249 kg per hectare, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Lower middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Lower middle income rank globally for cereal yield?
- South Korea ranks 18th and Lower middle income ranks 21st of 181 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.