Ecuador vs South Korea: Sorghum yields
Ecuador
1.71 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea
1.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ecuador rank
54th
South Korea rank
51st
Sorghum yields over time
- Ecuador
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1.8 tonnes per hectare against 1.71 tonnes per hectare in Ecuador, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per hectare.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 54th and South Korea ranks 51st of 114 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.8803 tonnes per hectare | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.0912 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 0.1926 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 0.0315 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2020s | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 0.0572 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Ecuador or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 1.8 tonnes per hectare against 1.71 tonnes per hectare in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Ecuador and South Korea?
- 0.09 tonnes per hectare, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Korea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and South Korea rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Ecuador ranks 54th and South Korea ranks 51st of 114 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 Sorghum 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.