South Korea vs Romania: Sorghum yields
South Korea
1.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Romania
1.91 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea rank
51st
Romania rank
48th
Sorghum yields over time
- South Korea
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.91 tonnes per hectare against 1.8 tonnes per hectare in South Korea, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.
South Korea ranks 51st and Romania ranks 48th of 114 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5408 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.7874 tonnes per hectare | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.7798 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 0.9878 tonnes per hectare | Romania |
| 1980s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.0391 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.2528 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 0.4823 tonnes per hectare | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, South Korea or Romania?
- Romania, at 1.91 tonnes per hectare against 1.8 tonnes per hectare in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between South Korea and Romania?
- 0.11 tonnes per hectare, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Romania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Romania rank globally for sorghum yields?
- South Korea ranks 51st and Romania ranks 48th 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.