Japan vs South Korea: Tomato yields
Japan
62.51 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea
62.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Japan rank
46th
South Korea rank
45th
Tomato yields over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 62.62 tonnes per hectare against 62.51 tonnes per hectare in Japan, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 46th and South Korea ranks 45th of 173 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.82 tonnes per hectare | 13.95 tonnes per hectare | 16.86 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1970s | 48.54 tonnes per hectare | 20.48 tonnes per hectare | 28.06 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1980s | 52.61 tonnes per hectare | 30.62 tonnes per hectare | 21.99 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1990s | 55.2 tonnes per hectare | 45.5 tonnes per hectare | 9.69 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2000s | 58.3 tonnes per hectare | 63.9 tonnes per hectare | 5.6 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2010s | 60.43 tonnes per hectare | 64.27 tonnes per hectare | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | South Korea |
| 2020s | 62.75 tonnes per hectare | 62.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.5595 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tomato yields, Japan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 62.62 tonnes per hectare against 62.51 tonnes per hectare in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tomato yields between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.11 tonnes per hectare, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for tomato yields?
- Japan ranks 46th and South Korea ranks 45th of 173 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 Tomato 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.