Iran vs Iraq: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Iran
8.96 million tonnes
in 2023
Iraq
7.77 million tonnes
in 2023
Iran rank
24th
Iraq rank
27th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Iran
- Iraq
How they compare
Iran currently reports 8.96 million tonnes against 7.77 million tonnes in Iraq, a difference of 1.19 million tonnes.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Iran ranks 24th and Iraq ranks 27th of 192 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 247,333 tonnes | 167,889 tonnes | 79,444 tonnes | Iran |
| 1970s | 1.55 million tonnes | 957,500 tonnes | 591,000 tonnes | Iran |
| 1980s | 4.22 million tonnes | 3.76 million tonnes | 458,700 tonnes | Iran |
| 1990s | 5.89 million tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | 3.90 million tonnes | Iran |
| 2000s | 7.01 million tonnes | 4.29 million tonnes | 2.72 million tonnes | Iran |
| 2010s | 12.63 million tonnes | 5.51 million tonnes | 7.12 million tonnes | Iran |
| 2020s | 13.69 million tonnes | 7.00 million tonnes | 6.69 million tonnes | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Iran or Iraq?
- Iran, at 8.96 million tonnes against 7.77 million tonnes in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Iran and Iraq?
- 1.19 million tonnes, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Iraq?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Iraq rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Iran ranks 24th and Iraq ranks 27th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.