Iran vs Iraq: Wheat yields
Iran
2.59 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iraq
2.58 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iran rank
79th
Iraq rank
80th
Wheat yields over time
- Iran
- Iraq
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2.59 tonnes per hectare against 2.58 tonnes per hectare in Iraq, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 79th and Iraq ranks 80th of 125 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.776 tonnes per hectare | 0.7417 tonnes per hectare | 0.0343 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.911 tonnes per hectare | 0.8296 tonnes per hectare | 0.0813 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 1980s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.8273 tonnes per hectare | 0.2246 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 1990s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.7602 tonnes per hectare | 0.8458 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 2000s | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.7052 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 2010s | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 0.6375 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.2865 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat yields, Iran or Iraq?
- Iran, at 2.59 tonnes per hectare against 2.58 tonnes per hectare in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat yields between Iran and Iraq?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Iraq?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Iraq rank globally for wheat yields?
- Iran ranks 79th 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.