Corn: Yield gap in South Korea
South Korea: Corn: Yield gap was 3.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in South Korea, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for corn: yield gap in South Korea is 3.07 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in South Korea peaked at 4.75 tonnes per hectare in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.89 tonnes per hectare, in 2021.
South Korea ranks 33rd of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in South Korea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.72 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 4.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 4.56 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 4.64 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 4.52 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 4.05 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 3.86 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 3.72 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 3.93 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 3.07 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.19 tonnes per hectare, 2.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 3.07 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0935 tonnes per hectare, 32.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | 4.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More agriculture & rural data for South Korea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.2516 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 530.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1591 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1883 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn: yield gap in South Korea?
- Corn: yield gap in South Korea was 3.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.75 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.89 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- How does South Korea rank for corn: yield gap?
- South Korea ranks 33rd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.