Afghanistan vs Iraq: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
0.1947 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
0.2046 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
89th
Iraq rank
88th
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.2046 ha per square kilometre against 0.1947 ha per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0099 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 89th and Iraq ranks 88th of 150 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7594 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 0.7528 ha per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.7295 ha per square kilometre | 0.0384 ha per square kilometre | 0.6911 ha per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.5462 ha per square kilometre | 0.0598 ha per square kilometre | 0.4864 ha per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.3684 ha per square kilometre | 0.1868 ha per square kilometre | 0.1816 ha per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.2435 ha per square kilometre | 0.2934 ha per square kilometre | 0.05 ha per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.2111 ha per square kilometre | 0.2304 ha per square kilometre | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.2091 ha per square kilometre | 0.1959 ha per square kilometre | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.2046 ha per square kilometre against 0.1947 ha per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 0.0099 ha per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 89th and Iraq ranks 88th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.