Iraq vs Niger: Cereal production

Iraq
6.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Niger
5.97 million tonnes
in 2024
Iraq rank
45th
Niger rank
48th

Cereal production over time

  • Iraq
  • Niger
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922024

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 6.45 million tonnes against 5.97 million tonnes in Niger, a difference of 485,620 tonnes.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 45th and Niger ranks 48th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 2.06 million tonnes 1.22 million tonnes 834,387 tonnes Iraq
1970s 1.94 million tonnes 1.24 million tonnes 694,723 tonnes Iraq
1980s 1.99 million tonnes 1.73 million tonnes 263,309 tonnes Iraq
1990s 2.70 million tonnes 2.28 million tonnes 414,816 tonnes Iraq
2000s 2.98 million tonnes 3.45 million tonnes 473,959 tonnes Niger
2010s 4.97 million tonnes 5.22 million tonnes 243,313 tonnes Niger
2020s 6.08 million tonnes 5.25 million tonnes 826,428 tonnes Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production, Iraq or Niger?
Iraq, at 6.45 million tonnes against 5.97 million tonnes in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal production between Iraq and Niger?
485,620 tonnes, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Niger?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Niger rank globally for cereal production?
Iraq ranks 45th and Niger ranks 48th of 185 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 Cereal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereal production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 10,584 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.