South Korea vs Zambia: Corn: Yield gap
South Korea
3.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zambia
3.01 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea rank
33rd
Zambia rank
36th
Corn: Yield gap over time
- South Korea
- Zambia
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 3.07 tonnes per hectare against 3.01 tonnes per hectare in Zambia, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per hectare.
Across all 25 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 36th 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 | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.9601 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2010s | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2020s | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 0.1588 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 Zambia?
- South Korea, at 3.07 tonnes per hectare against 3.01 tonnes per hectare in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between South Korea and Zambia?
- 0.06 tonnes per hectare, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Zambia rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- South Korea ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 36th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.