What is the difference in food production index between Eritrea and Iraq?

0.28 2014-2016 = 100, with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Iraq?

30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Food production index (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Iraq: Food production index

Eritrea

106.08 2014-2016 = 100

in 2022

Iraq

106.36 2014-2016 = 100

in 2022

Eritrea rank

98th

Iraq rank

96th

Food production index over time

Eritrea
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 106.36 2014-2016 = 100 against 106.08 2014-2016 = 100 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.28 2014-2016 = 100.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Iraq ahead.

Eritrea ranks 98th and Iraq ranks 96th of 195 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1990s	75.24 2014-2016 = 100	113.93 2014-2016 = 100	38.68 2014-2016 = 100	Iraq
2000s	86.91 2014-2016 = 100	116.46 2014-2016 = 100	29.54 2014-2016 = 100	Iraq
2010s	101.06 2014-2016 = 100	110.71 2014-2016 = 100	9.64 2014-2016 = 100	Iraq
2020s	105.5 2014-2016 = 100	127.71 2014-2016 = 100	22.21 2014-2016 = 100	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food production index, Eritrea or Iraq?: Iraq, at 106.36 2014-2016 = 100 against 106.08 2014-2016 = 100 in Eritrea as of 2022.
What is the difference in food production index between Eritrea and Iraq?: 0.28 2014-2016 = 100, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Iraq?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and Iraq rank globally for food production index?: Eritrea ranks 98th and Iraq ranks 96th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Food production index (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food production index (2014-2016 = 100)
Unit: 2014-2016 = 100
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 242 places, 13,707 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.