India vs South Korea: Potato yields
India
24.57 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea
24.67 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
India rank
59th
South Korea rank
58th
Potato yields over time
- India
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 24.67 tonnes per hectare against 24.57 tonnes per hectare in India, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
India ranks 59th and South Korea ranks 58th of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.8 tonnes per hectare | 10.09 tonnes per hectare | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1970s | 10.41 tonnes per hectare | 10.94 tonnes per hectare | 0.5293 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1980s | 14.15 tonnes per hectare | 17.44 tonnes per hectare | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1990s | 16.43 tonnes per hectare | 22.4 tonnes per hectare | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2000s | 18.46 tonnes per hectare | 26.45 tonnes per hectare | 7.99 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2010s | 22.31 tonnes per hectare | 25.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2020s | 24.68 tonnes per hectare | 24.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.2813 tonnes per hectare | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, India or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 24.67 tonnes per hectare against 24.57 tonnes per hectare in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between India and South Korea?
- 0.1 tonnes per hectare, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and South Korea rank globally for potato yields?
- India ranks 59th and South Korea ranks 58th of 158 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Potato yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.