Corn yields in Iraq
Iraq: Corn yields was 5 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn yields in Iraq stood at 5 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.5% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Iraq peaked at 6.06 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.756 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 66th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.949 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.756 tonnes per hectare | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.58 tonnes per hectare | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 4.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3 tonnes per hectare | 4.63 tonnes per hectare | 6.06 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2025)
- Rural population 14.13 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 30.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.90 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Iraq?
- Corn yields in Iraq was 5 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 6.06 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.756 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for corn yields?
- Iraq ranks 66th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.