Brazil vs South Korea: Rice yields
Brazil
6.73 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea
6.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil rank
17th
South Korea rank
15th
Rice yields over time
- Brazil
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 6.86 tonnes per hectare against 6.73 tonnes per hectare in Brazil, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
Brazil ranks 17th and South Korea ranks 15th of 123 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1970s | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 5.53 tonnes per hectare | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 6.07 tonnes per hectare | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1990s | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | 3.86 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2000s | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 6.61 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2010s | 5.38 tonnes per hectare | 6.85 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2020s | 6.76 tonnes per hectare | 6.85 tonnes per hectare | 0.0866 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Brazil or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 6.86 tonnes per hectare against 6.73 tonnes per hectare in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Brazil and South Korea?
- 0.13 tonnes per hectare, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and South Korea rank globally for rice yields?
- Brazil ranks 17th and South Korea ranks 15th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rice yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.