Bulgaria vs Iraq: Sugar beet yields
Bulgaria
12.68 tonnes per hectare
in 2007
Iraq
4.19 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
62nd
Iraq rank
65th
Sugar beet yields over time
- Bulgaria
- Iraq
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 12.68 tonnes per hectare against 4.19 tonnes per hectare in Iraq, a difference of 8.49 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 3.0 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 62nd and Iraq ranks 65th of 65 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.04 tonnes per hectare | 17.64 tonnes per hectare | 8.4 tonnes per hectare | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 29.72 tonnes per hectare | 22.45 tonnes per hectare | 7.27 tonnes per hectare | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 21.47 tonnes per hectare | 20.52 tonnes per hectare | 0.9481 tonnes per hectare | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 15.31 tonnes per hectare | 22.54 tonnes per hectare | 7.22 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 2000s | 18.4 tonnes per hectare | 15.83 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar beet yields, Bulgaria or Iraq?
- Bulgaria, at 12.68 tonnes per hectare against 4.19 tonnes per hectare in Iraq as of 2007.
- What is the difference in sugar beet yields between Bulgaria and Iraq?
- 8.49 tonnes per hectare, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Iraq?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2007.
- How do Bulgaria and Iraq rank globally for sugar beet yields?
- Bulgaria ranks 62nd and Iraq ranks 65th of 65 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sugar beet yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.