Chile vs South Korea: Rice yields
Chile
6.83 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea
6.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Chile rank
16th
South Korea rank
15th
Rice yields over time
- Chile
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 6.86 tonnes per hectare against 6.83 tonnes per hectare in Chile, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 16th 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 | Chile | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1970s | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | 5.53 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1980s | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | 6.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1990s | 4.2 tonnes per hectare | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2000s | 5.17 tonnes per hectare | 6.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2010s | 6.03 tonnes per hectare | 6.85 tonnes per hectare | 0.8218 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2020s | 6.11 tonnes per hectare | 6.85 tonnes per hectare | 0.7371 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Chile or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 6.86 tonnes per hectare against 6.83 tonnes per hectare in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Chile and South Korea?
- 0.03 tonnes per hectare, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and South Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Chile and South Korea rank globally for rice yields?
- Chile ranks 16th 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.