Cereal production — all countries

Cereal production — Iraq

Cereal production in Iraq in 2023 — 5,224,352 t. Ranked 54 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 182.8%.

2023 5.22M t +40.28% vs 2022
World rank 54of 180
Period maximum 9.35M t2020
Period minimum 904,480 t2000

Trend over time

1961–2023 · tonnes

Cereal production — Iraq, 1961–202302.5M5M7.5M10M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,847,205 t1963: 1,432,038 t1965: 2,006,634 t1967: 2,051,724 t1969: 2,473,690 t1971: 1,588,491 t1973: 1,603,339 t1975: 1,372,508 t1977: 1,444,700 t1979: 1,480,600 t1981: 2,035,800 t1983: 1,821,700 t1985: 2,932,251 t1987: 1,728,000 t1989: 1,496,700 t1991: 2,672,653 t1993: 3,239,908 t1995: 2,540,110 t1997: 2,215,530 t1999: 1,604,520 t2001: 1,818,903 t2003: 3,521,487 t2005: 3,708,150 t2007: 3,752,471 t2009: 2,650,113 t2011: 4,270,151 t2013: 6,950,373 t2015: 3,580,325 t2017: 4,001,107 t2019: 7,488,255 t2021: 5,651,910 t2023: 5,224,352 t
Change over the period: +3.38M (+182.82%) Average annual rate: 1.69 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iraq 5.22M t
World 3.12B t
Western Asia computed 58.59M t
Cereal production — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year t Change Change, %
2023 5.22M +1.5M +40.28%
2022 3.72M −1.93M −34.11%
2021 5.65M −3.7M −39.55%
2020 9.35M +1.86M +24.85%
2019 7.49M +4.85M +184.35%
2018 2.63M −1.37M −34.18%
2017 4M −187,898 −4.49%
2016 4.19M +608,680 +17%
2015 3.58M −3.87M −51.95%
2014 7.45M +501,261 +7.21%
2013 6.95M +2.16M +45.07%
2012 4.79M +520,799 +12.2%
2011 4.27M −92,232 −2.11%
2010 4.36M +1.71M +64.61%
2009 2.65M +424,702 +19.08%
2008 2.23M −1.53M −40.69%
2007 3.75M −33,029 −0.87%
2006 3.79M +77,350 +2.09%
2005 3.71M +391,233 +11.8%
2004 3.32M −204,571 −5.81%
2003 3.52M −603,383 −14.63%
2002 4.12M +2.31M +126.78%
2001 1.82M +914,423 +101.1%
2000 904,480 −700,040 −43.63%
1999 1.6M −827,030 −34.01%
1998 2.43M +216,020 +9.75%
1997 2.22M −788,990 −26.26%
1996 3M +464,410 +18.28%
1995 2.54M −290,040 −10.25%
1994 2.83M −409,758 −12.65%
1993 3.24M +280,697 +9.49%
1992 2.96M +286,558 +10.72%
1991 2.67M −782,147 −22.64%
1990 3.45M +1.96M +130.83%
1989 1.5M −1.09M −42.23%
1988 2.59M +862,600 +49.92%
1987 1.73M −552,630 −24.23%
1986 2.28M −651,621 −22.22%
1985 2.93M +1.83M +166.53%
1984 1.1M −721,540 −39.61%
1983 1.82M −244,200 −11.82%
1982 2.07M +30,100 +1.48%
1981 2.04M +143,900 +7.61%
1980 1.89M +411,300 +27.78%
1979 1.48M −299,869 −16.84%
1978 1.78M +335,769 +23.24%
1977 1.44M −664,666 −31.51%
1976 2.11M +736,858 +53.69%
1975 1.37M −588,362 −30.01%
1974 1.96M +357,531 +22.3%
1973 1.6M −2.3M −58.9%
1972 3.9M +2.31M +145.6%
1971 1.59M −523,917 −24.8%
1970 2.11M −361,282 −14.6%
1969 2.47M −425,876 −14.69%
1968 2.9M +847,842 +41.32%
1967 2.05M +193,016 +10.38%
1966 1.86M −147,926 −7.37%
1965 2.01M +377,084 +23.14%
1964 1.63M +197,512 +13.79%
1963 1.43M −900,287 −38.6%
1962 2.33M +485,120 +26.26%
1961 1.85M

About the indicator

Production of cereal crops in tonnes: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat and mixed grains. Only grain harvested dry is counted; crops harvested for hay or green fodder are excluded.

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