South Korea vs Romania: Crop yields
South Korea
3.92 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Romania
4.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea rank
40th
Romania rank
38th
Crop yields over time
- South Korea
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 4.09 tonnes per hectare against 3.92 tonnes per hectare in South Korea, a difference of 0.17 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 40th and Romania ranks 38th of 125 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 0.4981 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1970s | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | 0.0386 tonnes per hectare | Romania |
| 1980s | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 0.4094 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1990s | 3.55 tonnes per hectare | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.9354 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2000s | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 0.7517 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2010s | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 0.3758 tonnes per hectare | Romania |
| 2020s | 4.01 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare | 0.0082 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crop yields, South Korea or Romania?
- Romania, at 4.09 tonnes per hectare against 3.92 tonnes per hectare in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in crop yields between South Korea and Romania?
- 0.17 tonnes per hectare, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Romania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Romania rank globally for crop yields?
- South Korea ranks 40th and Romania ranks 38th of 125 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 Crop yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.