Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield in Iraq
Iraq: Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield was 1,206 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield in Iraq, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, citrus fruit, total — yield in Iraq stood at 1,206 kg/ha. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — yield in Iraq peaked at 12,800 kg/ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,206 kg/ha, in 2024.
That places Iraq 136th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 5,974 kg/ha | — |
| 1986 | 5,478 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 6,070 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 6,138 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 5,544 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 5,332 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 5,578 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 5,522 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 5,346 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 7,560 kg/ha | +41.4% |
| 1995 | 10,020 kg/ha | +32.5% |
| 1996 | 10,225 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 10,347 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 10,179 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 10,052 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 9,787 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 12,512 kg/ha | +27.8% |
| 2002 | 12,800 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 8,158 kg/ha | -36.3% |
| 2004 | 4,095 kg/ha | -49.8% |
| 2005 | 3,586 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 3,542 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 3,226 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 3,060 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 3,220 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 2,934 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 2,185 kg/ha | -25.5% |
| 2012 | 2,100 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 2,089 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2,055 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1,714 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 1,462 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 1,406 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1,403 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,379 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1,416 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1,561 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 1,708 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 1,247 kg/ha | -27.0% |
| 2024 | 1,206 kg/ha | -3.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1,206 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,805 kg/ha, 9% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1,206 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17,482 kg/ha, 7% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -49.8% | 8,158 kg/ha | 4,095 kg/ha |
| 1994 | +41.4% | 5,346 kg/ha | 7,560 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,841 kg/ha | 5,478 kg/ha | 6,138 kg/ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 8,016 kg/ha | 5,332 kg/ha | 10,347 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,398 kg/ha | 3,060 kg/ha | 12,800 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,873 kg/ha | 1,379 kg/ha | 2,934 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,428 kg/ha | 1,206 kg/ha | 1,708 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 133 Qatar 1,966 kg/ha compare
- 134 Bangladesh 1,947 kg/ha compare
- 135 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,913 kg/ha compare
- 137 Sri Lanka 1,162 kg/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 — yield in Iraq?
- Citrus fruit, total — yield in Iraq was 1,206 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — yield recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 12,800 kg/ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — yield recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,206 kg/ha in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for citrus fruit, total — yield?
- Iraq ranks 136th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — yield rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. 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 — Yield. 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.