Japan vs South Korea: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production

Japan
39
in 2014
South Korea
43
in 2014
Japan rank
134th
South Korea rank
131st

Land use vs. yield change in cereal production over time

  • Japan
  • South Korea
406080100120196119872014

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 43 against 39 in Japan, a difference of 4.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 134th and South Korea ranks 131st of 147 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 89.56 107.44 17.89 South Korea
1970s 61 95.7 34.7 South Korea
1980s 54.1 75.1 21 South Korea
1990s 47.4 60 12.6 South Korea
2000s 41 52.5 11.5 South Korea
2010s 39.4 44.4 5 South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use vs. yield change in cereal production, Japan or South Korea?
South Korea, at 43 against 39 in Japan as of 2014.
What is the difference in land use vs. yield change in cereal production between Japan and South Korea?
4, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2014.
How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
Japan ranks 134th and South Korea ranks 131st of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production
Source
World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
147 places, 7,938 data points, 1961–2014
Last refreshed

Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).