Iraq vs Laos: Corn yields
Iraq
5 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Laos
4.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iraq rank
66th
Laos rank
67th
Corn yields over time
- Iraq
- Laos
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 5 tonnes per hectare against 4.97 tonnes per hectare in Laos, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
Iraq ranks 66th and Laos ranks 67th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 0.468 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1970s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.5569 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 1980s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.8017 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 1990s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 0.033 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 2000s | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 2010s | 3.58 tonnes per hectare | 5.61 tonnes per hectare | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 2020s | 5.3 tonnes per hectare | 4.96 tonnes per hectare | 0.3378 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Iraq or Laos?
- Iraq, at 5 tonnes per hectare against 4.97 tonnes per hectare in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Iraq and Laos?
- 0.03 tonnes per hectare, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Laos?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Laos rank globally for corn yields?
- Iraq ranks 66th and Laos ranks 67th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.