Australia vs Iraq: Cereal yields
Australia
2.69 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iraq
2.65 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Australia rank
100th
Iraq rank
102nd
Cereal yields over time
- Australia
- Iraq
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.69 tonnes per hectare against 2.65 tonnes per hectare in Iraq, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 100th and Iraq ranks 102nd of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.9056 tonnes per hectare | 0.2743 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 0.9524 tonnes per hectare | 0.3546 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.9027 tonnes per hectare | 0.5275 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 0.807 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.5354 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.3602 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 0.0519 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Australia or Iraq?
- Australia, at 2.69 tonnes per hectare against 2.65 tonnes per hectare in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Australia and Iraq?
- 0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iraq?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Iraq rank globally for cereal yields?
- Australia ranks 100th and Iraq ranks 102nd 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 yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.