Iraq vs Panama: Rice yields

Iraq
4.34 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Panama
4.28 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iraq rank
52nd
Panama rank
54th

Rice yields over time

  • Iraq
  • Panama
12345196119922024

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 4.34 tonnes per hectare against 4.28 tonnes per hectare in Panama, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 52nd and Panama ranks 54th of 123 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 2.87 tonnes per hectare 1.14 tonnes per hectare 1.73 tonnes per hectare Iraq
1970s 2.68 tonnes per hectare 1.5 tonnes per hectare 1.19 tonnes per hectare Iraq
1980s 2.83 tonnes per hectare 2.04 tonnes per hectare 0.7848 tonnes per hectare Iraq
1990s 2.1 tonnes per hectare 2.34 tonnes per hectare 0.2448 tonnes per hectare Panama
2000s 2.53 tonnes per hectare 2.94 tonnes per hectare 0.4067 tonnes per hectare Panama
2010s 4.32 tonnes per hectare 3.23 tonnes per hectare 1.09 tonnes per hectare Iraq
2020s 3.99 tonnes per hectare 4.26 tonnes per hectare 0.2697 tonnes per hectare Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice yields, Iraq or Panama?
Iraq, at 4.34 tonnes per hectare against 4.28 tonnes per hectare in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in rice yields between Iraq and Panama?
0.06 tonnes per hectare, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Panama?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Panama rank globally for rice yields?
Iraq ranks 52nd and Panama ranks 54th 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

Indicator
Rice yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
124 places, 7,162 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.