Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Iraq
Iraq: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 8 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Iraq stood at 8 ha.
That represents a change of up 300.0% on the previous year and down 99.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Iraq peaked at 54,000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1 ha, in 2019.
That places Iraq 113th out of 133 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.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Iraq, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 34,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 34,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 24,600 ha | -27.6% |
| 1964 | 36,000 ha | +46.3% |
| 1965 | 32,000 ha | -11.1% |
| 1966 | 32,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 37,000 ha | +15.6% |
| 1968 | 36,000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 33,000 ha | -8.3% |
| 1970 | 33,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 33,900 ha | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 36,700 ha | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 35,818 ha | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 26,065 ha | -27.2% |
| 1975 | 26,267 ha | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 25,330 ha | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 20,917 ha | -17.4% |
| 1978 | 17,129 ha | -18.1% |
| 1979 | 15,250 ha | -11.0% |
| 1980 | 13,700 ha | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 10,300 ha | -24.8% |
| 1982 | 11,325 ha | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 11,500 ha | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 7,225 ha | -37.2% |
| 1985 | 9,400 ha | +30.1% |
| 1986 | 16,575 ha | +76.3% |
| 1987 | 17,475 ha | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 12,150 ha | -30.5% |
| 1989 | 17,125 ha | +40.9% |
| 1990 | 19,050 ha | +11.2% |
| 1991 | 7,875 ha | -58.7% |
| 1992 | 5,000 ha | -36.5% |
| 1993 | 25,000 ha | +400.0% |
| 1994 | 22,750 ha | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 14,750 ha | -35.2% |
| 1996 | 15,750 ha | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 32,500 ha | +106.3% |
| 1998 | 52,250 ha | +60.8% |
| 1999 | 52,500 ha | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 19,750 ha | -62.4% |
| 2001 | 40,250 ha | +103.8% |
| 2002 | 54,000 ha | +34.2% |
| 2003 | 24,380 ha | -54.9% |
| 2004 | 20,000 ha | -18.0% |
| 2005 | 27,000 ha | +35.0% |
| 2006 | 22,250 ha | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 16,500 ha | -25.8% |
| 2008 | 7,600 ha | -53.9% |
| 2009 | 13,269 ha | +74.6% |
| 2010 | 20,571 ha | +55.0% |
| 2011 | 13,536 ha | -34.2% |
| 2012 | 20,000 ha | +47.8% |
| 2013 | 20,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 847 ha | -95.8% |
| 2015 | 43 ha | -94.9% |
| 2016 | 49 ha | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 50 ha | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 21 ha | -58.0% |
| 2019 | 1 ha | -95.2% |
| 2020 | 13 ha | +1200.0% |
| 2021 | 2 ha | -84.6% |
| 2022 | 10 ha | +400.0% |
| 2023 | 2 ha | -80.0% |
| 2024 | 8 ha | +300.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,178 ha | 24,600 ha | 37,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,038 ha | 15,250 ha | 36,700 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,678 ha | 7,225 ha | 17,475 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,742 ha | 5,000 ha | 52,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,500 ha | 7,600 ha | 54,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,512 ha | 1 ha | 20,571 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 ha | 2 ha | 13 ha | 5 |
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- 115 Denmark 0 ha compare
- 115 Estonia 0 ha compare
- 115 Germany 0 ha compare
- 115 Guadeloupe 0 ha compare
- 115 Latvia 0 ha compare
- 115 Lithuania 0 ha compare
- 115 Malta 0 ha
- 115 Namibia 0 ha compare
- 115 North Macedonia 0 ha compare
- 115 Portugal 0 ha compare
- 115 Rwanda 0 ha compare
- 115 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha compare
- 115 Slovak Republic 0 ha compare
- 115 Slovenia 0 ha
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Iraq?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Iraq was 8 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 54,000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 ha in 2019.
- How does Iraq rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Iraq ranks 113th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.1%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.