Brazil vs Iraq: Wheat yields
Brazil
2.61 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iraq
2.58 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil rank
77th
Iraq rank
80th
Wheat yields over time
- Brazil
- Iraq
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.61 tonnes per hectare against 2.58 tonnes per hectare in Iraq, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Brazil ranks 77th and Iraq ranks 80th of 125 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 | 0.7878 tonnes per hectare | 0.7417 tonnes per hectare | 0.0461 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.8439 tonnes per hectare | 0.8296 tonnes per hectare | 0.0143 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.8273 tonnes per hectare | 0.489 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.7602 tonnes per hectare | 0.8033 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.7754 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 0.003 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.0338 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat yields, Brazil or Iraq?
- Brazil, at 2.61 tonnes per hectare against 2.58 tonnes per hectare in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat yields between Brazil and Iraq?
- 0.03 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 wheat yields?
- Brazil ranks 77th and Iraq ranks 80th of 125 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wheat yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.