Iraq vs Madagascar: Crop yields

Iraq
2.58 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar
2.41 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iraq rank
80th
Madagascar rank
83rd

Crop yields over time

  • Iraq
  • Madagascar
0123196119922024

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 2.58 tonnes per hectare against 2.41 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar, a difference of 0.17 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Madagascar ahead.

Iraq ranks 80th and Madagascar ranks 83rd of 125 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7309 tonnes per hectare 1.6 tonnes per hectare 0.8674 tonnes per hectare Madagascar
1980s 0.8273 tonnes per hectare 1.59 tonnes per hectare 0.7649 tonnes per hectare Madagascar
1990s 0.7602 tonnes per hectare 2.28 tonnes per hectare 1.52 tonnes per hectare Madagascar
2000s 1.21 tonnes per hectare 2.37 tonnes per hectare 1.16 tonnes per hectare Madagascar
2010s 2.57 tonnes per hectare 2.4 tonnes per hectare 0.1706 tonnes per hectare Iraq
2020s 2.7 tonnes per hectare 2.41 tonnes per hectare 0.2951 tonnes per hectare Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop yields, Iraq or Madagascar?
Iraq, at 2.58 tonnes per hectare against 2.41 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in crop yields between Iraq and Madagascar?
0.17 tonnes per hectare, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Madagascar?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Madagascar rank globally for crop yields?
Iraq ranks 80th and Madagascar ranks 83rd 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

Indicator
Crop 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
126 places, 6,889 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.