South Korea vs Namibia: Corn: Yield gap
South Korea
3.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Namibia
3.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea rank
33rd
Namibia rank
32nd
Corn: Yield gap over time
- South Korea
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.09 tonnes per hectare against 3.07 tonnes per hectare in South Korea, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 33rd and Namibia ranks 32nd of 115 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2010s | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2020s | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.6379 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, South Korea or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 3.09 tonnes per hectare against 3.07 tonnes per hectare in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between South Korea and Namibia?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Namibia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Namibia rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- South Korea ranks 33rd and Namibia ranks 32nd of 115 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.