Republic of Korea vs South America: Rice — Yield
Rice — Yield over time
- Republic of Korea
- South America
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 6,855 kg/ha against 5,978 kg/ha in South America, a difference of 877 kg/ha.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times South America's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.
Republic of Korea ranks 15th and South America ranks 13th of 114 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,173 kg/ha | 1,712 kg/ha | 2,461 kg/ha | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 5,532 kg/ha | 1,771 kg/ha | 3,761 kg/ha | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 6,071 kg/ha | 2,143 kg/ha | 3,928 kg/ha | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 6,317 kg/ha | 3,009 kg/ha | 3,308 kg/ha | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 6,607 kg/ha | 4,147 kg/ha | 2,460 kg/ha | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 6,850 kg/ha | 5,295 kg/ha | 1,554 kg/ha | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 6,850 kg/ha | 6,009 kg/ha | 841.42 kg/ha | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — yield, Republic of Korea or South America?
- Republic of Korea, at 6,855 kg/ha against 5,978 kg/ha in South America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice — yield between Republic of Korea and South America?
- 877 kg/ha, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Republic of Korea and South America rank globally for rice — yield?
- Republic of Korea ranks 15th and South America ranks 13th of 114 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.