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
0123196119922024

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

Indicator
Cereal yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
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, 10,534 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per hectare.