Capture fishery production, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Capture fishery production, per capita was 0.0009 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Capture fishery production, per capita in Iraq, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capture fishery production, per capita in Iraq is 0.0009 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fishery production, per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.0039 metric tons per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 metric tons per person, in 2004.
Iraq ranks 173rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Capture fishery production, per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +21.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | +64.3% |
| 1965 | 0.002 metric tons per person | -15.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | -18.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -30.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +80.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | +11.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | +40.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | -18.4% |
| 1972 | 0.003 metric tons per person | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | -18.1% |
| 1974 | 0.002 metric tons per person | -18.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | -15.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +26.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | -12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | +119.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | -56.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -12.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | -13.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.001 metric tons per person | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 0.001 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +31.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -41.0% |
| 1992 | 0.001 metric tons per person | +30.1% |
| 1993 | 0.001 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | +20.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.001 metric tons per person | -30.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +55.4% |
| 2002 | 0.001 metric tons per person | -24.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -35.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -26.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +95.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +125.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -36.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -33.7% |
| 2011 | 0.001 metric tons per person | +57.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +54.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -55.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.001 metric tons per person | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 0.001 metric tons per person | +22.8% |
| 2022 | 0.001 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -4.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0009 metric tons per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0092 metric tons per person, 10% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0009 metric tons per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0029 metric tons per person, 31% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capture fishery production, per capita in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +125.5% | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 0.0021 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 0.0012 metric tons per person | 0.0024 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0025 metric tons per person | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 0.0039 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 metric tons per person | 0.001 metric tons per person | 0.0037 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0011 metric tons per person | 0.0008 metric tons per person | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 metric tons per person | 0.0005 metric tons per person | 0.0021 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 metric tons per person | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 0.0008 metric tons per person | 0.001 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4718 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1178 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2266 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2022 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -8.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 184.67 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fishery production, per capita in Iraq?
- Capture fishery production, per capita in Iraq was 0.0009 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capture fishery production, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 metric tons per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest capture fishery production, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 metric tons per person in 2004.
- How does Iraq rank for capture fishery production, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 173rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fishery production, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capture fishery production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capture fishery production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capture fishery production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Capture fishery production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Capture fishery production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.