South Korea vs Taiwan: Cereal yields
South Korea
6.54 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Taiwan
6.43 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea rank
23rd
Taiwan rank
25th
Cereal yields over time
- South Korea
- Taiwan
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 6.54 tonnes per hectare against 6.43 tonnes per hectare in Taiwan, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 23rd and Taiwan ranks 25th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 6 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.3454 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 4.55 tonnes per hectare | 4.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.5451 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1980s | 5.54 tonnes per hectare | 4.71 tonnes per hectare | 0.8237 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1990s | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | 5.37 tonnes per hectare | 0.6077 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2000s | 6.31 tonnes per hectare | 5.77 tonnes per hectare | 0.5376 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2010s | 6.52 tonnes per hectare | 6.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.2498 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2020s | 6.56 tonnes per hectare | 6.55 tonnes per hectare | 0.0145 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, South Korea or Taiwan?
- South Korea, at 6.54 tonnes per hectare against 6.43 tonnes per hectare in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between South Korea and Taiwan?
- 0.11 tonnes per hectare, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Taiwan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Taiwan rank globally for cereal yields?
- South Korea ranks 23rd and Taiwan ranks 25th 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.