South Korea vs Nepal: Cotton yields
South Korea
0.9786 tonnes per hectare
in 2005
Nepal
0.9859 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea rank
67th
Nepal rank
66th
Cotton yields over time
- South Korea
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.9859 tonnes per hectare against 0.9786 tonnes per hectare in South Korea, a difference of 0.0073 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 67th and Nepal ranks 66th of 101 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9727 tonnes per hectare | 0.6244 tonnes per hectare | 0.3483 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.9762 tonnes per hectare | 0.735 tonnes per hectare | 0.2412 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, South Korea or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 0.9859 tonnes per hectare against 0.9786 tonnes per hectare in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between South Korea and Nepal?
- 0.0073 tonnes per hectare, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Nepal?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2005.
- How do South Korea and Nepal rank globally for cotton yields?
- South Korea ranks 67th and Nepal ranks 66th of 101 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 Cotton yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.