Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0 tonnes per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Iraq, 1961–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0 tonnes per person for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.0223 tonnes per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Iraq 136th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | +54.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | +20.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | +25.9% |
| 1980 | 0.011 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 1982 | 0.016 tonnes per person | +24.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0189 tonnes per person | +18.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0216 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0223 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0205 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0163 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | -34.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -51.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -97.8% |
| 1991 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1997 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | — |
| 1998 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +34.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | +276.2% |
| 2003 | 0.015 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.014 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | -22.6% |
| 2009 | 0.011 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2012 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2013 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2014 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2015 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2016 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2017 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2018 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2019 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2020 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2021 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0026 tonnes per person. (55 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.001 tonnes per person. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +276.2% | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 0.0166 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0099 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0155 tonnes per person | 0.0052 tonnes per person | 0.0223 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0118 tonnes per person | 0.0041 tonnes per person | 0.0166 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 2 |
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- 136 Marshall Islands 0 tonnes per person
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- 136 Papua New Guinea 0 tonnes per person
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More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3006 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Iraq?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Iraq was 0 tonnes per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0223 tonnes per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Iraq rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 136th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by 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
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.