South Korea vs Russia: Corn yields
South Korea
5.71 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Russia
5.84 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea rank
57th
Russia rank
56th
Corn yields over time
- South Korea
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 5.84 tonnes per hectare against 5.71 tonnes per hectare in South Korea, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 57th and Russia ranks 56th of 170 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.12 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2000s | 4.53 tonnes per hectare | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2010s | 4.95 tonnes per hectare | 4.68 tonnes per hectare | 0.2729 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2020s | 5.81 tonnes per hectare | 5.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.2078 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, South Korea or Russia?
- Russia, at 5.84 tonnes per hectare against 5.71 tonnes per hectare in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between South Korea and Russia?
- 0.13 tonnes per hectare, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Russia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Russia rank globally for corn yields?
- South Korea ranks 57th and Russia ranks 56th 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.