India vs Iraq: Rice yields
India
4.31 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iraq
4.34 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
India rank
53rd
Iraq rank
52nd
Rice yields over time
- India
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 4.34 tonnes per hectare against 4.31 tonnes per hectare in India, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
India ranks 53rd and Iraq ranks 52nd of 123 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 1970s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 0.9474 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 1980s | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | 0.6255 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 1990s | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.641 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2000s | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.5487 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2010s | 3.7 tonnes per hectare | 4.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.6223 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 2020s | 4.23 tonnes per hectare | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | 0.2324 tonnes per hectare | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, India or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 4.34 tonnes per hectare against 4.31 tonnes per hectare in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between India and Iraq?
- 0.03 tonnes per hectare, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iraq?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and Iraq rank globally for rice yields?
- India ranks 53rd and Iraq ranks 52nd of 123 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 Rice 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.