Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Iraq

Arable land per capita in Iraq in 2023 — 0.1102 ha/person. Ranked 103 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 82.8%.

2023 0.1102 ha/person −2.23% vs 2022
World rank 103of 206
Period maximum 0.6394 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1102 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Iraq, 1961–202300.20.40.60.819611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.6394 ha/person1963: 0.6129 ha/person1965: 0.5852 ha/person1967: 0.5525 ha/person1969: 0.5158 ha/person1971: 0.4811 ha/person1973: 0.4631 ha/person1975: 0.4418 ha/person1977: 0.4136 ha/person1979: 0.3986 ha/person1981: 0.3748 ha/person1983: 0.3538 ha/person1985: 0.3347 ha/person1987: 0.3178 ha/person1989: 0.2879 ha/person1991: 0.3039 ha/person1993: 0.2916 ha/person1995: 0.2305 ha/person1997: 0.1984 ha/person1999: 0.1819 ha/person2001: 0.1706 ha/person2003: 0.1679 ha/person2005: 0.1637 ha/person2007: 0.1743 ha/person2009: 0.1214 ha/person2011: 0.1337 ha/person2013: 0.1294 ha/person2015: 0.1323 ha/person2017: 0.1263 ha/person2019: 0.1206 ha/person2021: 0.1154 ha/person2023: 0.1102 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.5291 (−82.76%) Average annual rate: -2.8 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iraq 0.1102 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Middle East & North Africa 0.1136 ha/person
Western Asia computed 0.1257 ha/person
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.1394 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1102 −0.0025 −2.23%
2022 0.1128 −0.0026 −2.27%
2021 0.1154 −0.0026 −2.22%
2020 0.118 −0.0026 −2.19%
2019 0.1206 −0.0028 −2.25%
2018 0.1234 −0.0029 −2.31%
2017 0.1263 −0.0028 −2.21%
2016 0.1292 −0.0031 −2.36%
2015 0.1323 −0.0037 −2.69%
2014 0.136 +0.0066 +5.1%
2013 0.1294 +0.001 +0.81%
2012 0.1283 −0.0054 −4.03%
2011 0.1337 +0.0049 +3.77%
2010 0.1288 +0.0074 +6.1%
2009 0.1214 −0.0166 −12.05%
2008 0.1381 −0.0363 −20.81%
2007 0.1743 +0.0066 +3.94%
2006 0.1677 +0.004 +2.47%
2005 0.1637 +0.0005 +0.32%
2004 0.1632 −0.0047 −2.81%
2003 0.1679 −0.0051 −2.97%
2002 0.173 +0.0024 +1.4%
2001 0.1706 −0.0054 −3.07%
2000 0.1761 −0.0059 −3.22%
1999 0.1819 −0.0103 −5.38%
1998 0.1923 −0.0061 −3.09%
1997 0.1984 −0.0248 −11.12%
1996 0.2232 −0.0072 −3.14%
1995 0.2305 −0.0203 −8.08%
1994 0.2507 −0.0409 −14.02%
1993 0.2916 +0.002 +0.71%
1992 0.2896 −0.0143 −4.71%
1991 0.3039 +0.0195 +6.87%
1990 0.2844 −0.0035 −1.23%
1989 0.2879 −0.0255 −8.14%
1988 0.3134 −0.0043 −1.36%
1987 0.3178 −0.0088 −2.71%
1986 0.3266 −0.0081 −2.43%
1985 0.3347 −0.0081 −2.38%
1984 0.3429 −0.0109 −3.07%
1983 0.3538 −0.0107 −2.93%
1982 0.3644 −0.0104 −2.77%
1981 0.3748 −0.0114 −2.96%
1980 0.3863 −0.0124 −3.1%
1979 0.3986 −0.0091 −2.24%
1978 0.4077 −0.0059 −1.42%
1977 0.4136 −0.014 −3.27%
1976 0.4276 −0.0142 −3.22%
1975 0.4418 −0.0149 −3.26%
1974 0.4567 −0.0065 −1.4%
1973 0.4631 −0.0162 −3.39%
1972 0.4794 −0.0017 −0.35%
1971 0.4811 −0.0169 −3.4%
1970 0.498 −0.0178 −3.45%
1969 0.5158 −0.0181 −3.39%
1968 0.5338 −0.0186 −3.37%
1967 0.5525 −0.0132 −2.34%
1966 0.5657 −0.0195 −3.33%
1965 0.5852 −0.0138 −2.31%
1964 0.599 −0.0139 −2.27%
1963 0.6129 −0.0143 −2.27%
1962 0.6272 −0.0122 −1.9%
1961 0.6394

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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