China vs South Korea: Cereal yields
China
6.49 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea
6.54 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
24th
South Korea rank
23rd
Cereal yields over time
- China
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 6.54 tonnes per hectare against 6.49 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
China ranks 24th and South Korea ranks 23rd of 185 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 tonnes per hectare | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1970s | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | 4.55 tonnes per hectare | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1980s | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | 5.54 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1990s | 4.62 tonnes per hectare | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2000s | 5.13 tonnes per hectare | 6.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2010s | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | 6.52 tonnes per hectare | 0.5777 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2020s | 6.39 tonnes per hectare | 6.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.1757 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, China or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 6.54 tonnes per hectare against 6.49 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between China and South Korea?
- 0.05 tonnes per hectare, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and South Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and South Korea rank globally for cereal yields?
- China ranks 24th and South Korea ranks 23rd 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 yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.