Chile vs South Korea: How have things changed?
Chile
3.95 million metric tons
in 2024
South Korea
3.56 million metric tons
in 2024
Chile rank
10th
South Korea rank
13th
How have things changed? over time
- Chile
- South Korea
How they compare
Chile currently reports 3.95 million metric tons against 3.56 million metric tons in South Korea, a difference of 392,990 metric tons.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 10th and South Korea ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 million metric tons | 764,901 metric tons | 380,270 metric tons | Chile |
| 1970s | 1.39 million metric tons | 1.87 million metric tons | 480,239 metric tons | South Korea |
| 1980s | 4.67 million metric tons | 3.02 million metric tons | 1.65 million metric tons | Chile |
| 1990s | 6.33 million metric tons | 3.21 million metric tons | 3.12 million metric tons | Chile |
| 2000s | 5.05 million metric tons | 2.84 million metric tons | 2.22 million metric tons | Chile |
| 2010s | 3.65 million metric tons | 3.38 million metric tons | 271,091 metric tons | Chile |
| 2020s | 3.96 million metric tons | 3.67 million metric tons | 283,112 metric tons | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, Chile or South Korea?
- Chile, at 3.95 million metric tons against 3.56 million metric tons in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed? between Chile and South Korea?
- 392,990 metric tons, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and South Korea?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Chile and South Korea rank globally for how have things changed??
- Chile ranks 10th and South Korea ranks 13th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.