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Arable land share — Iraq

Arable land share in Iraq in 2023 — 11.45%. Ranked 90 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0.93 pp.

2023 11.45% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 90of 206
Period maximum 12.8%1993
Period minimum 8.4%2009

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Iraq, 1961–2023810121419611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 10.52%1963: 10.75%1965: 10.97%1967: 11.09%1969: 11.09%1971: 11.08%1973: 11.43%1975: 11.66%1977: 11.66%1979: 12%1981: 12%1983: 12%1985: 12%1987: 12%1989: 11.43%1991: 12.35%1993: 12.8%1995: 10.97%1997: 10.06%1999: 9.83%2001: 9.83%2003: 10.29%2005: 10.63%2007: 11.32%2009: 8.4%2011: 9.9%2013: 10.51%2015: 11.45%2017: 11.45%2019: 11.45%2021: 11.45%2023: 11.45%
Change over the period: +0.93 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Iraq 11.45%
World 10.67%
Middle East & North Africa 7.17%
Western Asia computed 7.93%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 9.15%
Arable land share — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 11.45 +0 pp
2022 11.45 +0 pp
2021 11.45 +0 pp
2020 11.45 +0 pp
2019 11.45 −0 pp
2018 11.45 +0 pp
2017 11.45 +0 pp
2016 11.45 +0 pp
2015 11.45 +0 pp
2014 11.45 +0.93 pp
2013 10.51 +0.57 pp
2012 9.94 +0.04 pp
2011 9.9 +0.69 pp
2010 9.21 +0.81 pp
2009 8.4 −0.74 pp
2008 9.15 −2.17 pp
2007 11.32 +0.34 pp
2006 10.97 +0.34 pp
2005 10.63 +0.34 pp
2004 10.29 +0 pp
2003 10.29 +0 pp
2002 10.29 +0.46 pp
2001 9.83 +0 pp
2000 9.83 +0 pp
1999 9.83 −0.23 pp
1998 10.06 +0 pp
1997 10.06 −0.91 pp
1996 10.97 +0 pp
1995 10.97 −0.57 pp
1994 11.55 −1.26 pp
1993 12.8 +0.69 pp
1992 12.12 −0.23 pp
1991 12.35 +0.91 pp
1990 11.43 +0 pp
1989 11.43 −0.69 pp
1988 12.12 +0.11 pp
1987 12 +0 pp
1986 12 +0 pp
1985 12 +0 pp
1984 12 +0 pp
1983 12 +0 pp
1982 12 +0 pp
1981 12 +0 pp
1980 12 +0 pp
1979 12 +0.11 pp
1978 11.89 +0.23 pp
1977 11.66 +0 pp
1976 11.66 +0 pp
1975 11.66 +0 pp
1974 11.66 +0.23 pp
1973 11.43 +0 pp
1972 11.43 +0.35 pp
1971 11.08 +0 pp
1970 11.08 −0 pp
1969 11.09 +0 pp
1968 11.09 +0 pp
1967 11.09 +0.11 pp
1966 10.97 +0 pp
1965 10.97 +0.11 pp
1964 10.86 +0.11 pp
1963 10.75 +0.11 pp
1962 10.63 +0.11 pp
1961 10.52 —

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TR Türkiye 26.35 AZ Azerbaijan 25.31 SY Syria 23.96 AM Armenia 15.66 LB Lebanon 13.12 IL Israel 12.54 IQ Iraq 11.45 CY Cyprus 10.59 PS Palestine 6.95 GE Georgia 4.37 BH Bahrain 2.63 JO Jordan 2.3 YE Yemen 2.19 QA Qatar 1.83 SA Saudi Arabia 1.6 AE United Arab Emirates 0.71 KW Kuwait 0.45 OM Oman 0.28
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About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

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

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