Iraq vs Uruguay: Corn yields
Iraq
5 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uruguay
4.7 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iraq rank
66th
Uruguay rank
69th
Corn yields over time
- Iraq
- Uruguay
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 5 tonnes per hectare against 4.7 tonnes per hectare in Uruguay, a difference of 0.3 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 66th and Uruguay ranks 69th of 171 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.6201 tonnes per hectare | 0.5308 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 1970s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.9652 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 1980s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.8437 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 1990s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.3184 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 4.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 3.58 tonnes per hectare | 5.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 5.3 tonnes per hectare | 4.77 tonnes per hectare | 0.5289 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Iraq or Uruguay?
- Iraq, at 5 tonnes per hectare against 4.7 tonnes per hectare in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Iraq and Uruguay?
- 0.3 tonnes per hectare, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Uruguay rank globally for corn yields?
- Iraq ranks 66th and Uruguay ranks 69th of 171 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.