Barley yields in Iraq
Iraq: Barley yields was 0.9506 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Barley yields in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barley yields in Iraq is 0.9506 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in Iraq peaked at 1.92 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3604 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 98th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9792 tonnes per hectare | 0.7787 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9949 tonnes per hectare | 0.7515 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8463 tonnes per hectare | 0.6868 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.682 tonnes per hectare | 0.4098 tonnes per hectare | 0.9647 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7777 tonnes per hectare | 0.3604 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.8816 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2025)
- Rural population 14.13 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 30.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.90 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley yields in Iraq?
- Barley yields in Iraq was 0.9506 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest barley yields recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3604 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for barley yields?
- Iraq ranks 98th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Barley yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.