South Korea vs Tanzania: Corn: Yield gap
South Korea
3.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Tanzania
3.02 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea rank
33rd
Tanzania rank
35th
Corn: Yield gap over time
- South Korea
- Tanzania
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 3.07 tonnes per hectare against 3.02 tonnes per hectare in Tanzania, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 33rd and Tanzania ranks 35th of 115 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2010s | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.5827 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2020s | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.1103 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, South Korea or Tanzania?
- South Korea, at 3.07 tonnes per hectare against 3.02 tonnes per hectare in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between South Korea and Tanzania?
- 0.05 tonnes per hectare, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Tanzania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Tanzania rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- South Korea ranks 33rd and Tanzania ranks 35th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.