Iraq vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Wheat β Area harvested
Wheat β Area harvested over time
- Iraq
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
How they compare
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) currently reports 5.95 million ha against 2.03 million ha in Iraq, a difference of 3.92 million ha.
That makes Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s figure about 2.9 times Iraq's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 20th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 13th of 124 countries.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.28 million ha | 3.72 million ha | 2.44 million ha | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) |
| 1970s | 1.34 million ha | 4.08 million ha | 2.74 million ha | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) |
| 1980s | 1.07 million ha | 3.93 million ha | 2.87 million ha | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) |
| 1990s | 1.56 million ha | 4.64 million ha | 3.08 million ha | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) |
| 2000s | 1.48 million ha | 5.34 million ha | 3.87 million ha | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) |
| 2010s | 1.32 million ha | 5.81 million ha | 4.49 million ha | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) |
| 2020s | 1.68 million ha | 5.87 million ha | 4.19 million ha | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat β area harvested, Iraq or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs), at 5.95 million ha against 2.03 million ha in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat β area harvested between Iraq and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- 3.92 million ha, with Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for wheat β area harvested?
- Iraq ranks 20th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 13th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Wheat β Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.