Iraq vs South Korea: Potato yields
Iraq
26.03 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea
24.67 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iraq rank
55th
South Korea rank
58th
Potato yields over time
- Iraq
- South Korea
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 26.03 tonnes per hectare against 24.67 tonnes per hectare in South Korea, a difference of 1.36 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 55th and South Korea ranks 58th of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.56 tonnes per hectare | 10.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.4696 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 1970s | 11.44 tonnes per hectare | 10.94 tonnes per hectare | 0.4995 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 1980s | 17.65 tonnes per hectare | 17.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.2153 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 1990s | 16.38 tonnes per hectare | 22.4 tonnes per hectare | 6.02 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2000s | 15.41 tonnes per hectare | 26.45 tonnes per hectare | 11.04 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2010s | 20.95 tonnes per hectare | 25.25 tonnes per hectare | 4.3 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2020s | 25.07 tonnes per hectare | 24.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.676 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Iraq or South Korea?
- Iraq, at 26.03 tonnes per hectare against 24.67 tonnes per hectare in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Iraq and South Korea?
- 1.36 tonnes per hectare, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and South Korea rank globally for potato yields?
- Iraq ranks 55th 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.