Indonesia vs South Korea: Corn yields
Indonesia
5.94 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea
5.71 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Indonesia rank
55th
South Korea rank
57th
Corn yields over time
- Indonesia
- South Korea
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 5.94 tonnes per hectare against 5.71 tonnes per hectare in South Korea, a difference of 0.23 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 55th and South Korea ranks 57th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9651 tonnes per hectare | 0.8984 tonnes per hectare | 0.0668 tonnes per hectare | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 4.54 tonnes per hectare | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1990s | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 4.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2000s | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | 4.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2010s | 5.09 tonnes per hectare | 4.95 tonnes per hectare | 0.141 tonnes per hectare | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 5.84 tonnes per hectare | 5.81 tonnes per hectare | 0.0261 tonnes per hectare | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Indonesia or South Korea?
- Indonesia, at 5.94 tonnes per hectare against 5.71 tonnes per hectare in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Indonesia and South Korea?
- 0.23 tonnes per hectare, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and South Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and South Korea rank globally for corn yields?
- Indonesia ranks 55th and South Korea ranks 57th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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 yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.