South Korea vs Laos: Groundnut yields
South Korea
2.5 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Laos
2.35 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea rank
34th
Laos rank
37th
Groundnut yields over time
- South Korea
- Laos
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2.5 tonnes per hectare against 2.35 tonnes per hectare in Laos, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per hectare.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 34th and Laos ranks 37th of 120 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9395 tonnes per hectare | 0.8128 tonnes per hectare | 0.1267 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1970s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.8954 tonnes per hectare | 0.1816 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.8117 tonnes per hectare | 0.5326 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 0.9842 tonnes per hectare | 0.8248 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2000s | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.6669 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2010s | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.2177 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2020s | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.1364 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher groundnut yields, South Korea or Laos?
- South Korea, at 2.5 tonnes per hectare against 2.35 tonnes per hectare in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in groundnut yields between South Korea and Laos?
- 0.15 tonnes per hectare, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Laos?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Laos rank globally for groundnut yields?
- South Korea ranks 34th and Laos ranks 37th of 120 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 Groundnut 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.