Ethiopia vs Iraq: Cereal yields
Ethiopia
2.63 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iraq
2.65 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
104th
Iraq rank
102nd
Cereal yields over time
- Ethiopia
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2.65 tonnes per hectare against 2.63 tonnes per hectare in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 104th and Iraq ranks 102nd of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.7792 tonnes per hectare | 0.3721 tonnes per hectare | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.1915 tonnes per hectare | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.2107 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 0.0759 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Ethiopia or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 2.65 tonnes per hectare against 2.63 tonnes per hectare in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Ethiopia and Iraq?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Iraq?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Iraq rank globally for cereal yields?
- Ethiopia ranks 104th 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.