Australia vs Iraq: Crop yields
Australia
2.61 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iraq
2.58 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Australia rank
78th
Iraq rank
80th
Crop yields over time
- Australia
- Iraq
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.61 tonnes per hectare against 2.58 tonnes per hectare in Iraq, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 78th and Iraq ranks 80th of 125 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.7417 tonnes per hectare | 0.4713 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.8296 tonnes per hectare | 0.4577 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 0.8273 tonnes per hectare | 0.5423 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 0.7602 tonnes per hectare | 0.9978 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.3565 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 0.6149 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.0676 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crop yields, Australia or Iraq?
- Australia, at 2.61 tonnes per hectare against 2.58 tonnes per hectare in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in crop yields between Australia and Iraq?
- 0.03 tonnes per hectare, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iraq?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Iraq rank globally for crop yields?
- Australia ranks 78th and Iraq ranks 80th of 125 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 Crop yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.