South Korea vs Mexico: Soybean yields

South Korea
2.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mexico
2.12 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea rank
38th
Mexico rank
36th

Soybean yields over time

  • South Korea
  • Mexico
0.511.52196119922024

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 2.12 tonnes per hectare against 2.09 tonnes per hectare in South Korea, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.

South Korea ranks 38th and Mexico ranks 36th of 105 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6189 tonnes per hectare 1.96 tonnes per hectare 1.34 tonnes per hectare Mexico
1970s 1.03 tonnes per hectare 1.77 tonnes per hectare 0.7322 tonnes per hectare Mexico
1980s 1.38 tonnes per hectare 1.85 tonnes per hectare 0.4692 tonnes per hectare Mexico
1990s 1.5 tonnes per hectare 1.72 tonnes per hectare 0.2209 tonnes per hectare Mexico
2000s 1.59 tonnes per hectare 1.67 tonnes per hectare 0.0857 tonnes per hectare Mexico
2010s 1.73 tonnes per hectare 1.57 tonnes per hectare 0.156 tonnes per hectare South Korea
2020s 1.94 tonnes per hectare 1.79 tonnes per hectare 0.1534 tonnes per hectare South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher soybean yields, South Korea or Mexico?
Mexico, at 2.12 tonnes per hectare against 2.09 tonnes per hectare in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in soybean yields between South Korea and Mexico?
0.03 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 soybean yields?
South Korea ranks 38th and Mexico ranks 36th of 105 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 Soybean yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Soybean yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
106 places, 4,851 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.