Brazil vs Iraq: Sorghum yields
Brazil
3 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iraq
2.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil rank
29th
Iraq rank
31st
Sorghum yields over time
- Brazil
- Iraq
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 3 tonnes per hectare against 2.8 tonnes per hectare in Iraq, a difference of 0.2 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 29th and Iraq ranks 31st of 114 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 1970s | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.7961 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 0.8354 tonnes per hectare | 0.9419 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 2000s | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.8267 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Brazil or Iraq?
- Brazil, at 3 tonnes per hectare against 2.8 tonnes per hectare in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Brazil and Iraq?
- 0.2 tonnes per hectare, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Iraq?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Iraq rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Brazil ranks 29th and Iraq ranks 31st of 114 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 Sorghum 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.