Ghana vs Iraq: Cereal yields
Ghana
2.63 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iraq
2.65 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ghana rank
103rd
Iraq rank
102nd
Cereal yields over time
- Ghana
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2.65 tonnes per hectare against 2.63 tonnes per hectare in Ghana, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Ghana ranks 103rd and Iraq ranks 102nd of 185 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 tonnes per hectare | 0.9056 tonnes per hectare | 0.0512 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare | 0.9524 tonnes per hectare | 0.0953 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.8622 tonnes per hectare | 0.9027 tonnes per hectare | 0.0405 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 1990s | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 0.807 tonnes per hectare | 0.4546 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.2472 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.5571 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 0.2711 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Ghana or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 2.65 tonnes per hectare against 2.63 tonnes per hectare in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Ghana and Iraq?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iraq?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Iraq rank globally for cereal yields?
- Ghana ranks 103rd 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.