Iraq vs Nepal: Rice yields
Iraq
4.34 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nepal
4.19 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iraq rank
52nd
Nepal rank
55th
Rice yields over time
- Iraq
- Nepal
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 4.34 tonnes per hectare against 4.19 tonnes per hectare in Nepal, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 52nd and Nepal ranks 55th of 123 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Nepal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 0.9572 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 1970s | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 0.7956 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 1980s | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 0.8367 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 1990s | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.2869 tonnes per hectare | Nepal |
| 2000s | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | 0.212 tonnes per hectare | Nepal |
| 2010s | 4.32 tonnes per hectare | 3.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.9418 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | 3.85 tonnes per hectare | 0.1436 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Iraq or Nepal?
- Iraq, at 4.34 tonnes per hectare against 4.19 tonnes per hectare in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Iraq and Nepal?
- 0.15 tonnes per hectare, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nepal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Nepal rank globally for rice yields?
- Iraq ranks 52nd and Nepal ranks 55th 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.