Iraq vs Lebanon: Cereal yields

Iraq
2.65 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Lebanon
2.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iraq rank
102nd
Lebanon rank
101st

Cereal yields over time

  • Iraq
  • Lebanon
0123196119922024

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 2.66 tonnes per hectare against 2.65 tonnes per hectare in Iraq, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lebanon ahead.

Iraq ranks 102nd and Lebanon ranks 101st of 185 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Lebanon Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9056 tonnes per hectare 0.9851 tonnes per hectare 0.0794 tonnes per hectare Lebanon
1970s 0.9524 tonnes per hectare 1.08 tonnes per hectare 0.1272 tonnes per hectare Lebanon
1980s 0.9027 tonnes per hectare 1.45 tonnes per hectare 0.5442 tonnes per hectare Lebanon
1990s 0.807 tonnes per hectare 2.06 tonnes per hectare 1.25 tonnes per hectare Lebanon
2000s 1.15 tonnes per hectare 2.58 tonnes per hectare 1.43 tonnes per hectare Lebanon
2010s 2.43 tonnes per hectare 2.88 tonnes per hectare 0.4558 tonnes per hectare Lebanon
2020s 2.75 tonnes per hectare 2.8 tonnes per hectare 0.0541 tonnes per hectare Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal yields, Iraq or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 2.66 tonnes per hectare against 2.65 tonnes per hectare in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal yields between Iraq and Lebanon?
0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lebanon?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Lebanon rank globally for cereal yields?
Iraq ranks 102nd and Lebanon ranks 101st 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.