Afghanistan vs Iraq: Cereal allocation by country

Afghanistan
8.44 million
in 2023
Iraq
8.27 million
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
29th
Iraq rank
30th

Cereal allocation by country over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iraq
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 8.44 million against 8.27 million in Iraq, a difference of 161,000.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 29th and Iraq ranks 30th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 2.83 million 1.14 million 1.69 million Afghanistan
1970s 3.20 million 1.78 million 1.42 million Afghanistan
1980s 2.69 million 3.42 million 736,100 Iraq
1990s 2.62 million 3.16 million 537,700 Iraq
2000s 4.11 million 4.44 million 336,600 Iraq
2010s 6.37 million 6.22 million 156,000 Afghanistan
2020s 7.89 million 7.69 million 195,250 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal allocation by country, Afghanistan or Iraq?
Afghanistan, at 8.44 million against 8.27 million in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal allocation by country between Afghanistan and Iraq?
161,000, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for cereal allocation by country?
Afghanistan ranks 29th and Iraq ranks 30th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Cereal allocation by country. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereal allocation by country
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed