South Korea vs Uruguay: Crop yields

South Korea
3.92 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uruguay
4.28 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea rank
40th
Uruguay rank
37th

Crop yields over time

  • South Korea
  • Uruguay
12345196119922024

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 crop yields, 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 crop yields 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 crop yields?
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) – 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Crop yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 6,889 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.