Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Iraq

Arable land in Iraq in 2023 — 4,969,000 ha. Ranked 49 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 8%.

2023 4.97M ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 49of 206
Period maximum 5.6M ha1993
Period minimum 3.65M ha2009

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Iraq, 1961–20233.5M4M4.5M5M5.5M6M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 4,600,000 ha1963: 4,700,000 ha1965: 4,800,000 ha1967: 4,850,000 ha1969: 4,850,000 ha1971: 4,848,000 ha1973: 5,000,000 ha1975: 5,100,000 ha1977: 5,100,000 ha1979: 5,250,000 ha1981: 5,250,000 ha1983: 5,250,000 ha1985: 5,250,000 ha1987: 5,250,000 ha1989: 5,000,000 ha1991: 5,400,000 ha1993: 5,600,000 ha1995: 4,800,000 ha1997: 4,400,000 ha1999: 4,300,000 ha2001: 4,300,000 ha2003: 4,500,000 ha2005: 4,650,000 ha2007: 4,950,000 ha2009: 3,650,000 ha2011: 4,300,000 ha2013: 4,563,750 ha2015: 4,969,000 ha2017: 4,969,000 ha2019: 4,969,000 ha2021: 4,969,000 ha2023: 4,969,000 ha
Change over the period: +369,000 (+8.02%) Average annual rate: 0.12 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iraq 4.97M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Middle East & North Africa computed 52.54M ha
Western Asia computed 37.99M ha
Arable land — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 4.97M +0 +0%
2022 4.97M +0 +0%
2021 4.97M +0 +0%
2020 4.97M +0 +0%
2019 4.97M +0 +0%
2018 4.97M +0 +0%
2017 4.97M +0 +0%
2016 4.97M +0 +0%
2015 4.97M +0 +0%
2014 4.97M +405,250 +8.88%
2013 4.56M +245,250 +5.68%
2012 4.32M +18,500 +0.43%
2011 4.3M +300,000 +7.5%
2010 4M +350,000 +9.59%
2009 3.65M −350,000 −8.75%
2008 4M −950,000 −19.19%
2007 4.95M +150,000 +3.13%
2006 4.8M +150,000 +3.23%
2005 4.65M +150,000 +3.33%
2004 4.5M +0 +0%
2003 4.5M +0 +0%
2002 4.5M +200,000 +4.65%
2001 4.3M +0 +0%
2000 4.3M +0 +0%
1999 4.3M −100,000 −2.27%
1998 4.4M +0 +0%
1997 4.4M −400,000 −8.33%
1996 4.8M +0 +0%
1995 4.8M −250,000 −4.95%
1994 5.05M −550,000 −9.82%
1993 5.6M +300,000 +5.66%
1992 5.3M −100,000 −1.85%
1991 5.4M +400,000 +8%
1990 5M +0 +0%
1989 5M −300,000 −5.66%
1988 5.3M +50,000 +0.95%
1987 5.25M +0 +0%
1986 5.25M +0 +0%
1985 5.25M +0 +0%
1984 5.25M +0 +0%
1983 5.25M +0 +0%
1982 5.25M +0 +0%
1981 5.25M +0 +0%
1980 5.25M +0 +0%
1979 5.25M +50,000 +0.96%
1978 5.2M +100,000 +1.96%
1977 5.1M +0 +0%
1976 5.1M +0 +0%
1975 5.1M +0 +0%
1974 5.1M +100,000 +2%
1973 5M +0 +0%
1972 5M +152,000 +3.14%
1971 4.85M +0 +0%
1970 4.85M −2,000 −0.04%
1969 4.85M +0 +0%
1968 4.85M +0 +0%
1967 4.85M +50,000 +1.04%
1966 4.8M +0 +0%
1965 4.8M +50,000 +1.05%
1964 4.75M +50,000 +1.06%
1963 4.7M +50,000 +1.08%
1962 4.65M +50,000 +1.09%
1961 4.6M

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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