Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq
Iraq: Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0147 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0147 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 68.7%
World rank
48th
of 117 countries
All-time high
0.1298 ha per square kilometre
in 1999
All-time low
0.0147 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq stood at 0.0147 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.7% on the previous year and down 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq peaked at 0.1298 ha per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0147 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Iraq ranks 48th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0199 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0306 ha per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0319 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0274 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0368 ha per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0289 ha per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0282 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0308 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0351 ha per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0345 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0471 ha per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0316 ha per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.033 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0452 ha per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0457 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.056 ha per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1980 | 0.069 ha per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0658 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0743 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0791 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0827 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1037 ha per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0925 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0885 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.076 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0848 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0959 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0694 ha per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0983 ha per square kilometre | +41.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0937 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0915 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.091 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0869 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0892 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0915 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1298 ha per square kilometre | +41.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1126 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1137 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1275 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0949 ha per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1223 ha per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1275 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1132 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1017 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1025 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.101 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1084 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.121 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1045 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1006 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0718 ha per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0473 ha per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | -37.3% |
| 2017 | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0317 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0399 ha per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0549 ha per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0484 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0469 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0147 ha per square kilometre | -68.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0147 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0187 ha per square kilometre, 78% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0147 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.013 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0279 ha per square kilometre | 0.0199 ha per square kilometre | 0.0368 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0391 ha per square kilometre | 0.0308 ha per square kilometre | 0.056 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0816 ha per square kilometre | 0.0658 ha per square kilometre | 0.1037 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0937 ha per square kilometre | 0.0694 ha per square kilometre | 0.1298 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1117 ha per square kilometre | 0.0949 ha per square kilometre | 0.1275 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0685 ha per square kilometre | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | 0.121 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0412 ha per square kilometre | 0.0147 ha per square kilometre | 0.0549 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 45 El Salvador 0.0186 ha per square kilometre compare
- 46 Spain 0.0166 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Puerto Rico 0.0159 ha per square kilometre compare
- 49 Lithuania 0.0144 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Greece 0.0144 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Malaysia 0.0143 ha per square kilometre 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 cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq?
- Cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Iraq was 0.0147 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1298 ha per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0147 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Iraq rank for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 48th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.