South Korea vs Norway: Wheat yields
South Korea
3.92 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Norway
3.89 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea rank
40th
Norway rank
41st
Wheat yields over time
- South Korea
- Norway
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 3.92 tonnes per hectare against 3.89 tonnes per hectare in Norway, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
South Korea ranks 40th and Norway ranks 41st of 125 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 0.686 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 1970s | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 1980s | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 4.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 1990s | 3.55 tonnes per hectare | 4.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.806 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 2000s | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | 4.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 2010s | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 2020s | 4.01 tonnes per hectare | 4.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.1076 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat yields, South Korea or Norway?
- South Korea, at 3.92 tonnes per hectare against 3.89 tonnes per hectare in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat yields between South Korea and Norway?
- 0.03 tonnes per hectare, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Norway?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Norway rank globally for wheat yields?
- South Korea ranks 40th and Norway ranks 41st of 125 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wheat yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.