Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Iraq

Agricultural land in Iraq in 2023 — 94,774 km². Ranked 75 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 7.7%.

2023 94,774 km² +0.24% vs 2022
World rank 75of 209
Period maximum 98,727 km²1993
Period minimum 78,458 km²2009

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Iraq, 1961–202370,00080,00090,000100,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 88,000 km²1963: 89,100 km²1965: 89,200 km²1967: 89,800 km²1969: 89,900 km²1971: 89,990 km²1973: 91,700 km²1975: 92,850 km²1977: 92,850 km²1979: 94,390 km²1981: 94,390 km²1983: 94,500 km²1985: 94,650 km²1987: 94,662 km²1989: 92,314 km²1991: 96,281 km²1993: 98,727 km²1995: 90,653 km²1997: 86,475 km²1999: 84,801 km²2001: 84,861 km²2003: 86,849 km²2005: 87,754 km²2007: 91,337 km²2009: 78,458 km²2011: 85,263 km²2013: 88,854 km²2015: 92,748 km²2017: 93,388 km²2019: 94,508 km²2021: 94,831 km²2023: 94,774 km²
Change over the period: +6,774 (+7.7%) Average annual rate: 0.12 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iraq

Iraq 94,774 km²
World 47.92M km²
Western Asia computed 2.72M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 17.19M km²
Agricultural land — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 94,774 +227 +0.24%
2022 94,547 −284 −0.3%
2021 94,831 +297 +0.31%
2020 94,534 +26 +0.03%
2019 94,508 +718 +0.77%
2018 93,790 +402 +0.43%
2017 93,388 +161 +0.17%
2016 93,227 +479 +0.52%
2015 92,748 −594 −0.64%
2014 93,342 +4,489 +5.05%
2013 88,854 +3,173 +3.7%
2012 85,681 +418 +0.49%
2011 85,263 +3,076 +3.74%
2010 82,187 +3,729 +4.75%
2009 78,458 −3,554 −4.33%
2008 82,012 −9,325 −10.21%
2007 91,337 +1,553 +1.73%
2006 89,784 +2,030 +2.31%
2005 87,754 +1,459 +1.69%
2004 86,295 −554 −0.64%
2003 86,849 +8 +0.01%
2002 86,841 +1,980 +2.33%
2001 84,861 −91 −0.11%
2000 84,952 +151 +0.18%
1999 84,801 −1,588 −1.84%
1998 86,389 −86 −0.1%
1997 86,475 −4,228 −4.66%
1996 90,703 +50 +0.06%
1995 90,653 −2,582 −2.77%
1994 93,235 −5,492 −5.56%
1993 98,727 +3,307 +3.47%
1992 95,420 −861 −0.89%
1991 96,281 +3,903 +4.23%
1990 92,378 +64 +0.07%
1989 92,314 −2,791 −2.93%
1988 95,105 +443 +0.47%
1987 94,662 −165 −0.17%
1986 94,827 +177 +0.19%
1985 94,650 +150 +0.16%
1984 94,500 +0 +0%
1983 94,500 +0 +0%
1982 94,500 +110 +0.12%
1981 94,390 +0 +0%
1980 94,390 +0 +0%
1979 94,390 +500 +0.53%
1978 93,890 +1,040 +1.12%
1977 92,850 +0 +0%
1976 92,850 +0 +0%
1975 92,850 +50 +0.05%
1974 92,800 +1,100 +1.2%
1973 91,700 +100 +0.11%
1972 91,600 +1,610 +1.79%
1971 89,990 +60 +0.07%
1970 89,930 +30 +0.03%
1969 89,900 +50 +0.06%
1968 89,850 +50 +0.06%
1967 89,800 +550 +0.62%
1966 89,250 +50 +0.06%
1965 89,200 +550 +0.62%
1964 88,650 −450 −0.51%
1963 89,100 +550 +0.62%
1962 88,550 +550 +0.63%
1961 88,000

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.