China vs South Korea: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
China
6.42 kg per hectare
in 2023
South Korea
6.62 kg per hectare
in 2023
China rank
21st
South Korea rank
18th
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- China
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 6.62 kg per hectare against 6.42 kg per hectare in China, a difference of 0.2 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
China ranks 21st and South Korea ranks 18th of 180 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.67 kg per hectare | 3.22 kg per hectare | 1.55 kg per hectare | South Korea |
| 1970s | 2.44 kg per hectare | 4.55 kg per hectare | 2.11 kg per hectare | South Korea |
| 1980s | 3.68 kg per hectare | 5.54 kg per hectare | 1.86 kg per hectare | South Korea |
| 1990s | 4.62 kg per hectare | 5.97 kg per hectare | 1.35 kg per hectare | South Korea |
| 2000s | 5.13 kg per hectare | 6.31 kg per hectare | 1.18 kg per hectare | South Korea |
| 2010s | 5.94 kg per hectare | 6.52 kg per hectare | 0.5797 kg per hectare | South Korea |
| 2020s | 6.35 kg per hectare | 6.57 kg per hectare | 0.213 kg per hectare | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. gdp per capita, China or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 6.62 kg per hectare against 6.42 kg per hectare in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between China and South Korea?
- 0.2 kg per hectare, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and South Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and South Korea rank globally for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- China ranks 21st and South Korea ranks 18th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.