South Korea vs Mexico: Rice yields
South Korea
6.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mexico
7.01 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea rank
15th
Mexico rank
13th
Rice yields over time
- South Korea
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 7.01 tonnes per hectare against 6.86 tonnes per hectare in South Korea, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 13th of 123 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1970s | 5.53 tonnes per hectare | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1980s | 6.07 tonnes per hectare | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1990s | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | 4.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2000s | 6.61 tonnes per hectare | 4.53 tonnes per hectare | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2010s | 6.85 tonnes per hectare | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2020s | 6.85 tonnes per hectare | 6.59 tonnes per hectare | 0.2565 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, South Korea or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 7.01 tonnes per hectare against 6.86 tonnes per hectare in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between South Korea and Mexico?
- 0.15 tonnes per hectare, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Mexico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Mexico rank globally for rice yields?
- South Korea ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 13th 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.