Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Iraq

Land under cereal production in Iraq in 2023 — 1,900,509 ha. Ranked 59 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 6.8%.

2023 1.9M ha +52% vs 2022
World rank 59of 180
Period maximum 4.59M ha1993
Period minimum 981,701 ha2018

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Iraq, 1961–202302M4M6M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 2,039,339 ha1963: 1,817,699 ha1965: 2,480,608 ha1967: 2,472,043 ha1969: 2,164,583 ha1971: 1,473,575 ha1973: 1,702,530 ha1975: 2,020,209 ha1977: 1,501,322 ha1979: 1,928,900 ha1981: 2,256,525 ha1983: 2,478,675 ha1985: 2,976,717 ha1987: 1,937,925 ha1989: 1,625,275 ha1991: 3,342,575 ha1993: 4,588,136 ha1995: 3,170,300 ha1997: 2,769,600 ha1999: 2,719,504 ha2001: 2,625,720 ha2003: 2,910,900 ha2005: 3,911,030 ha2007: 2,966,750 ha2009: 1,493,415 ha2011: 2,374,286 ha2013: 3,029,913 ha2015: 1,313,103 ha2017: 1,411,930 ha2019: 2,800,694 ha2021: 2,023,388 ha2023: 1,900,509 ha
Change over the period: −138,830 (−6.81%) Average annual rate: -0.11 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iraq 1.9M ha
World 738M ha
Western Asia computed 18.36M ha
Land under cereal production — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 1.9M +650,159 +52%
2022 1.25M −773,038 −38.21%
2021 2.02M −1.52M −42.88%
2020 3.54M +741,707 +26.48%
2019 2.8M +1.82M +185.29%
2018 981,701 −430,229 −30.47%
2017 1.41M +77,382 +5.8%
2016 1.33M +21,445 +1.63%
2015 1.31M −2.21M −62.7%
2014 3.52M +490,515 +16.19%
2013 3.03M +963,856 +46.65%
2012 2.07M −308,229 −12.98%
2011 2.37M −196,197 −7.63%
2010 2.57M +1.08M +72.12%
2009 1.49M −92,181 −5.81%
2008 1.59M −1.38M −46.55%
2007 2.97M +118,750 +4.17%
2006 2.85M −1.06M −27.18%
2005 3.91M +1.13M +40.51%
2004 2.78M −127,350 −4.37%
2003 2.91M −246,490 −7.81%
2002 3.16M +531,670 +20.25%
2001 2.63M +135,370 +5.44%
2000 2.49M −229,154 −8.43%
1999 2.72M −92,146 −3.28%
1998 2.81M +42,050 +1.52%
1997 2.77M −569,980 −17.07%
1996 3.34M +169,280 +5.34%
1995 3.17M −401,040 −11.23%
1994 3.57M −1.02M −22.16%
1993 4.59M +668,635 +17.06%
1992 3.92M +576,926 +17.26%
1991 3.34M +86,275 +2.65%
1990 3.26M +1.63M +100.35%
1989 1.63M −836,775 −33.99%
1988 2.46M +524,125 +27.05%
1987 1.94M −839,425 −30.22%
1986 2.78M −199,367 −6.7%
1985 2.98M +1.89M +174.87%
1984 1.08M −1.4M −56.31%
1983 2.48M +122,800 +5.21%
1982 2.36M +99,350 +4.4%
1981 2.26M −34,100 −1.49%
1980 2.29M +361,725 +18.75%
1979 1.93M −375,170 −16.28%
1978 2.3M +802,748 +53.47%
1977 1.5M −663,788 −30.66%
1976 2.17M +144,901 +7.17%
1975 2.02M −175,691 −8%
1974 2.2M +493,370 +28.98%
1973 1.7M −1M −37.02%
1972 2.7M +1.23M +83.46%
1971 1.47M −613,332 −29.39%
1970 2.09M −77,676 −3.59%
1969 2.16M −259,513 −10.71%
1968 2.42M −47,947 −1.94%
1967 2.47M +89,841 +3.77%
1966 2.38M −98,406 −3.97%
1965 2.48M +301,562 +13.84%
1964 2.18M +361,347 +19.88%
1963 1.82M −633,703 −25.85%
1962 2.45M +412,063 +20.21%
1961 2.04M

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

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