What is cropland per person over the long term in Iraq?

Cropland per person over the long term in Iraq was 0.1218 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Iraq?

The highest recorded value was 1.05 in 1000.

What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Iraq?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1218 in 2025.

How does Iraq rank for cropland per person over the long term?

Iraq ranks 119th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Iraq?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Iraq data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cropland per person over the long term in Iraq

Name: Cropland per person over the long term in Iraq
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Iraq: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.1218 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.1218

Change on year

down 1.6%

World rank

119th

of 199 countries

All-time high

1.05

in 1000

All-time low

0.1218

in 2025

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Cropland per person over the long term in Iraq, 1000–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, cropland per person over the long term in Iraq stood at 0.1218. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Iraq peaked at 1.05 in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.1218, in 2025.

That places Iraq 119th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	1.05	1.05	1.05	1
1100s	1.03	1.03	1.03	1
1200s	1.01	1.01	1.01	1
1300s	0.9813	0.9813	0.9813	1
1400s	0.9543	0.9543	0.9543	1
1500s	0.925	0.925	0.925	1
1600s	0.8925	0.8925	0.8925	1
1700s	0.8555	0.8555	0.8555	1
1710s	0.8515	0.8515	0.8515	1
1720s	0.8474	0.8474	0.8474	1
1730s	0.8432	0.8432	0.8432	1
1740s	0.839	0.839	0.839	1
1750s	0.8347	0.8347	0.8347	1
1760s	0.8302	0.8302	0.8302	1
1770s	0.8257	0.8257	0.8257	1
1780s	0.8211	0.8211	0.8211	1
1790s	0.8164	0.8164	0.8164	1
1800s	0.8115	0.8115	0.8115	1
1810s	0.8065	0.8065	0.8065	1
1820s	0.8014	0.8014	0.8014	1
1830s	0.7961	0.7961	0.7961	1
1840s	0.7906	0.7906	0.7906	1
1850s	0.785	0.785	0.785	1
1860s	0.7791	0.7791	0.7791	1
1870s	0.773	0.773	0.773	1
1880s	0.7665	0.7665	0.7665	1
1890s	0.7598	0.7598	0.7598	1
1900s	0.7526	0.7526	0.7526	1
1910s	0.7448	0.7448	0.7448	1
1920s	0.7364	0.7364	0.7364	1
1930s	0.7138	0.7138	0.7138	1
1940s	0.721	0.721	0.721	1
1950s	0.6715	0.6424	0.6997	10
1960s	0.5863	0.5206	0.6339	10
1970s	0.453	0.4074	0.5034	10
1980s	0.3565	0.3077	0.3957	10
1990s	0.2603	0.1944	0.3135	10
2000s	0.1709	0.125	0.1886	10
2010s	0.1401	0.1332	0.1492	10
2020s	0.127	0.1218	0.1326	6

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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)
Agriculture share gdp 3.41 (2025)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.41 (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland per person over the long term in Iraq?: Cropland per person over the long term in Iraq was 0.1218 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Iraq?: The highest recorded value was 1.05 in 1000.
What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Iraq?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1218 in 2025.
How does Iraq rank for cropland per person over the long term?: Iraq ranks 119th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Iraq?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iraq data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long term
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026