Afghanistan vs Iran: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
Afghanistan
2.36 kg per hectare
in 2024
Iran
2.42 kg per hectare
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
112th
Iran rank
109th
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2.42 kg per hectare against 2.36 kg per hectare in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.06 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 112th and Iran ranks 109th of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 kg per hectare | 0.8718 kg per hectare | 0.2612 kg per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 1.22 kg per hectare | 1.03 kg per hectare | 0.1879 kg per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 1.32 kg per hectare | 1.19 kg per hectare | 0.1347 kg per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 1.22 kg per hectare | 1.82 kg per hectare | 0.6007 kg per hectare | Iran |
| 2000s | 1.5 kg per hectare | 2.17 kg per hectare | 0.6677 kg per hectare | Iran |
| 2010s | 2.08 kg per hectare | 2.23 kg per hectare | 0.1489 kg per hectare | Iran |
| 2020s | 2.16 kg per hectare | 2.41 kg per hectare | 0.253 kg per hectare | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. gdp per capita, Afghanistan or Iran?
- Iran, at 2.42 kg per hectare against 2.36 kg per hectare in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between Afghanistan and Iran?
- 0.06 kg per hectare, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iran?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Iran rank globally for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 112th and Iran ranks 109th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.