South Korea vs Romania: Soybean yields
South Korea
2.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Romania
2.17 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea rank
38th
Romania rank
35th
Soybean yields over time
- South Korea
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 2.17 tonnes per hectare against 2.09 tonnes per hectare in South Korea, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 38th and Romania ranks 35th of 105 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 | 0.6189 tonnes per hectare | 0.6706 tonnes per hectare | 0.0517 tonnes per hectare | Romania |
| 1970s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.2877 tonnes per hectare | Romania |
| 1980s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.3806 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 0.0838 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 0.2434 tonnes per hectare | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.5474 tonnes per hectare | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.2534 tonnes per hectare | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soybean yields, South Korea or Romania?
- Romania, at 2.17 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 Romania?
- 0.08 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 soybean yields?
- South Korea ranks 38th and Romania ranks 35th 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
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.