Iraq vs Palestine: Yields of key staple crops
Iraq
2.58 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Palestine
2.57 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
Iraq rank
80th
Palestine rank
81st
Yields of key staple crops over time
- Iraq
- Palestine
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2.58 tonnes per hectare against 2.57 tonnes per hectare in Palestine, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Palestine ahead.
Iraq ranks 80th and Palestine ranks 81st of 126 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Palestine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7657 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 0.7188 tonnes per hectare | Palestine |
| 2000s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 0.6886 tonnes per hectare | Palestine |
| 2010s | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.4056 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 0.1602 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Iraq or Palestine?
- Iraq, at 2.58 tonnes per hectare against 2.57 tonnes per hectare in Palestine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Iraq and Palestine?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Palestine?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and Palestine rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
- Iraq ranks 80th and Palestine ranks 81st of 126 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 Yields of key staple crops. 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.