Cow peas, dry — Yield in Iraq
Iraq: Cow peas, dry — Yield was 4,759 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cow peas, dry — Yield in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 4,759 kg/ha for cow peas, dry — yield in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cow peas, dry — yield in Iraq peaked at 10,663 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 636.4 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Iraq 1st out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cow peas, dry — Yield in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 636.4 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 694.4 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 663.3 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 909.3 kg/ha | +37.1% |
| 1965 | 1,006 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1966 | 1,031 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 887.4 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 1968 | 931.9 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 768.5 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 1970 | 965.1 kg/ha | +25.6% |
| 1971 | 947.4 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 933.3 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 800.6 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1974 | 818.8 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 947.5 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1976 | 848.8 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1977 | 647.3 kg/ha | -23.7% |
| 1978 | 1,098 kg/ha | +69.6% |
| 1979 | 827.6 kg/ha | -24.6% |
| 1980 | 827.6 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 827.6 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 827.6 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 827.6 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 827.6 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 866.7 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 866.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 857.1 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 873.2 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 890.4 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 933.3 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 916.7 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 953.3 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 947.4 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 947 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 940 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 945.9 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1,071 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 1,185 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 1,305 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 1,357 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 1,442 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 1,146 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 2003 | 1,089 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 1,182 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 1,425 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 1,579 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 1,838 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 2,057 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 2,394 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 2,774 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 3,186 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 6,240 kg/ha | +95.8% |
| 2013 | 5,132 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 2014 | 5,671 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 10,663 kg/ha | +88.0% |
| 2016 | 2,586 kg/ha | -75.7% |
| 2017 | 2,518 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 6,204 kg/ha | +146.3% |
| 2019 | 3,939 kg/ha | -36.5% |
| 2020 | 4,659 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 5,002 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 4,528 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 4,736 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 4,759 kg/ha | +0.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 4,759 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,187 kg/ha, 4.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cow peas, dry — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +146.3% | 2,518 kg/ha | 6,204 kg/ha |
| 2012 | +95.8% | 3,186 kg/ha | 6,240 kg/ha |
| 2015 | +88.0% | 5,671 kg/ha | 10,663 kg/ha |
| 2016 | -75.7% | 10,663 kg/ha | 2,586 kg/ha |
| 1978 | +69.6% | 647.3 kg/ha | 1,098 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 836.48 kg/ha | 636.4 kg/ha | 1,031 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 883.45 kg/ha | 647.3 kg/ha | 1,098 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 849.21 kg/ha | 827.6 kg/ha | 890.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,014 kg/ha | 916.7 kg/ha | 1,305 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,551 kg/ha | 1,089 kg/ha | 2,394 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,891 kg/ha | 2,518 kg/ha | 10,663 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,737 kg/ha | 4,528 kg/ha | 5,002 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 1 Syrian Arab Republic 1,420 kg/ha compare
- 2 Yugoslav SFR 4,525 kg/ha compare
- 3 Palestine 4,216 kg/ha compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 1,015 kg/ha compare
- 4 Serbia and Montenegro 4,208 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 cow peas, dry — yield in Iraq?
- Cow peas, dry — yield in Iraq was 4,759 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cow peas, dry — yield recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 10,663 kg/ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest cow peas, dry — yield recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 636.4 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Iraq rank for cow peas, dry — yield?
- Iraq ranks 1st out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cow peas, dry — yield rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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 Cow peas, dry — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.