Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Iraq
Iraq: Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested was 138,012 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Iraq, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 138,012 ha for citrus fruit, total — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 121.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Iraq peaked at 138,012 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30,712 ha, in 2004.
Iraq ranks 12th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Iraq, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 38,000 ha | — |
| 1986 | 42,260 ha | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 40,750 ha | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 39,250 ha | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 42,650 ha | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 45,941 ha | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 54,979 ha | +19.7% |
| 1992 | 65,626 ha | +19.4% |
| 1993 | 70,965 ha | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 49,817 ha | -29.8% |
| 1995 | 37,919 ha | -23.9% |
| 1996 | 36,521 ha | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 35,317 ha | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 36,854 ha | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 35,208 ha | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 32,834 ha | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 31,250 ha | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 31,250 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 31,250 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 30,712 ha | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 30,723 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32,550 ha | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 32,542 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 40,726 ha | +25.1% |
| 2009 | 43,644 ha | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 42,013 ha | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 46,116 ha | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 48,934 ha | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 59,589 ha | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 62,320 ha | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 43,541 ha | -30.1% |
| 2016 | 55,319 ha | +27.1% |
| 2017 | 58,450 ha | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 57,345 ha | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 103,774 ha | +81.0% |
| 2020 | 107,885 ha | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 107,555 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 98,017 ha | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 133,384 ha | +36.1% |
| 2024 | 138,012 ha | +3.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 138,012 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,320 ha, 18.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 138,012 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8,576 ha, 16.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +81.0% | 57,345 ha | 103,774 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40,582 ha | 38,000 ha | 42,650 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 46,915 ha | 35,208 ha | 70,965 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,748 ha | 30,712 ha | 43,644 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,740 ha | 42,013 ha | 103,774 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 116,971 ha | 98,017 ha | 138,012 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 9 Pakistan 152,261 ha compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 49,688 ha compare
- 10 Argentina 148,466 ha compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 44,236 ha compare
- 11 Italy 146,900 ha compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 38,401 ha compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12,292 ha compare
- 13 Colombia 111,693 ha compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11,700 ha compare
- 14 South Africa 110,653 ha compare
- 14 Polynesia 1,945 ha compare
- 15 Morocco 93,439 ha compare
- 15 Melanesia 680 ha compare
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 citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Iraq?
- Citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Iraq was 138,012 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 138,012 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,712 ha in 2004.
- How does Iraq rank for citrus fruit, total — area harvested?
- Iraq ranks 12th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — area harvested rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.