Ghana vs Iraq: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
Ghana
2.69 kg per hectare
in 2023
Iraq
2.75 kg per hectare
in 2023
Ghana rank
99th
Iraq rank
97th
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ghana
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2.75 kg per hectare against 2.69 kg per hectare in Ghana, a difference of 0.06 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Ghana ranks 99th and Iraq ranks 97th of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8544 kg per hectare | 0.9056 kg per hectare | 0.0512 kg per hectare | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.8571 kg per hectare | 0.9524 kg per hectare | 0.0953 kg per hectare | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.8622 kg per hectare | 0.9027 kg per hectare | 0.0405 kg per hectare | Iraq |
| 1990s | 1.26 kg per hectare | 0.807 kg per hectare | 0.4546 kg per hectare | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.4 kg per hectare | 1.15 kg per hectare | 0.2472 kg per hectare | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.87 kg per hectare | 2.43 kg per hectare | 0.559 kg per hectare | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.47 kg per hectare | 2.79 kg per hectare | 0.3168 kg per hectare | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. gdp per capita, Ghana or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 2.75 kg per hectare against 2.69 kg per hectare in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between Ghana and Iraq?
- 0.06 kg per hectare, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iraq?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Iraq rank globally for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 99th and Iraq ranks 97th of 180 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 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.