Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.1724 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.1724 tonnes per person for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 13.4% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.3289 tonnes per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.001 tonnes per person, in 1969.
Iraq ranks 88th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0674 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | -86.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0305 tonnes per person | +220.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0213 tonnes per person | -30.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -69.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0218 tonnes per person | +229.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -95.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | +1016.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1298 tonnes per person | +1115.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | -92.0% |
| 1973 | 0.016 tonnes per person | +54.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0786 tonnes per person | +390.6% |
| 1975 | 0.065 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0716 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0905 tonnes per person | +26.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1343 tonnes per person | +48.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1952 tonnes per person | +45.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2164 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1814 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1974 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2383 tonnes per person | +20.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3289 tonnes per person | +38.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2176 tonnes per person | -33.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2074 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2542 tonnes per person | +22.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2733 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2973 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1785 tonnes per person | -40.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0959 tonnes per person | -46.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1185 tonnes per person | +23.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0792 tonnes per person | -33.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0517 tonnes per person | -34.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0546 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0401 tonnes per person | -26.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1214 tonnes per person | +202.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1297 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1117 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1889 tonnes per person | +69.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1716 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1387 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 2003 | 0.089 tonnes per person | -35.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1277 tonnes per person | +43.5% |
| 2005 | 0.176 tonnes per person | +37.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1903 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.138 tonnes per person | -27.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1636 tonnes per person | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1762 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1486 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1763 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1722 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1599 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1127 tonnes per person | -29.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1091 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1074 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.154 tonnes per person | +43.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2117 tonnes per person | +37.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1563 tonnes per person | -26.2% |
| 2020 | 0.11 tonnes per person | -29.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1588 tonnes per person | +44.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1991 tonnes per person | +25.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1724 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.1724 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1724 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.1724 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2503 tonnes per person, 69% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +1115.0% | 0.0107 tonnes per person | 0.1298 tonnes per person |
| 1970 | +1016.1% | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0107 tonnes per person |
| 1974 | +390.6% | 0.016 tonnes per person | 0.0786 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0212 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0674 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0802 tonnes per person | 0.0104 tonnes per person | 0.1952 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2412 tonnes per person | 0.1814 tonnes per person | 0.3289 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0981 tonnes per person | 0.0401 tonnes per person | 0.1785 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.156 tonnes per person | 0.089 tonnes per person | 0.1903 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1508 tonnes per person | 0.1074 tonnes per person | 0.2117 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1601 tonnes per person | 0.11 tonnes per person | 0.1991 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Iraq?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Iraq was 0.1724 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3289 tonnes per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 tonnes per person in 1969.
- How does Iraq rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 88th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed 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: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.