South Korea vs Uruguay: Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom
South Korea
3.92 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uruguay
4.28 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea rank
40th
Uruguay rank
37th
Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom over time
- South Korea
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 4.28 tonnes per hectare against 3.92 tonnes per hectare in South Korea, a difference of 0.36 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 40th and Uruguay ranks 37th of 125 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.9331 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1970s | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1980s | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1990s | 3.55 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2000s | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.8648 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2010s | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.3264 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2020s | 4.01 tonnes per hectare | 4.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.1927 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom, South Korea or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 4.28 tonnes per hectare against 3.92 tonnes per hectare in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom between South Korea and Uruguay?
- 0.36 tonnes per hectare, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Uruguay rank globally for long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom?
- South Korea ranks 40th and Uruguay ranks 37th of 125 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.