Japan vs South Korea: Rice yields
Japan
6.96 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea
6.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Japan rank
14th
South Korea rank
15th
Rice yields over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 6.96 tonnes per hectare against 6.86 tonnes per hectare in South Korea, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 14th and South Korea ranks 15th of 123 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.24 tonnes per hectare | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1970s | 5.86 tonnes per hectare | 5.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.328 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1980s | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | 6.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.1355 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1990s | 6.17 tonnes per hectare | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.1426 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2000s | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | 6.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.109 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2010s | 6.84 tonnes per hectare | 6.85 tonnes per hectare | 0.013 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2020s | 6.92 tonnes per hectare | 6.85 tonnes per hectare | 0.0721 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 6.96 tonnes per hectare against 6.86 tonnes per hectare in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.1 tonnes per hectare, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for rice yields?
- Japan ranks 14th 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.