Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Iraq
Iraq: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production was 4.29 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Iraq stood at 4.29 t.
That represents a change of up 1,125.7% on the previous year and down 99.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Iraq peaked at 32,200 t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.35 t, in 2023.
That places Iraq 114th out of 134 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 — Production in Iraq, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,134 t | — |
| 1962 | 8,485 t | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 4,959 t | -41.6% |
| 1964 | 9,830 t | +98.2% |
| 1965 | 10,433 t | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 9,589 t | -8.1% |
| 1967 | 11,855 t | +23.6% |
| 1968 | 13,578 t | +14.5% |
| 1969 | 14,743 t | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 16,066 t | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 14,784 t | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 17,780 t | +20.3% |
| 1973 | 15,858 t | -10.8% |
| 1974 | 14,070 t | -11.3% |
| 1975 | 13,510 t | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 11,862 t | -12.2% |
| 1977 | 9,118 t | -23.1% |
| 1978 | 4,877 t | -46.5% |
| 1979 | 6,055 t | +24.1% |
| 1980 | 5,215 t | -13.9% |
| 1981 | 4,655 t | -10.7% |
| 1982 | 4,935 t | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 4,130 t | -16.3% |
| 1984 | 3,762 t | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 3,818 t | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 7,105 t | +86.1% |
| 1987 | 7,525 t | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 6,475 t | -14.0% |
| 1989 | 7,630 t | +17.8% |
| 1990 | 9,695 t | +27.1% |
| 1991 | 3,955 t | -59.2% |
| 1992 | 2,800 t | -29.2% |
| 1993 | 11,900 t | +325.0% |
| 1994 | 10,150 t | -14.7% |
| 1995 | 6,300 t | -37.9% |
| 1996 | 9,450 t | +50.0% |
| 1997 | 16,800 t | +77.8% |
| 1998 | 24,150 t | +43.8% |
| 1999 | 27,650 t | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 11,550 t | -58.2% |
| 2001 | 22,750 t | +97.0% |
| 2002 | 32,200 t | +41.5% |
| 2003 | 14,525 t | -54.9% |
| 2004 | 12,950 t | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 10,150 t | -21.6% |
| 2006 | 8,750 t | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 10,148 t | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 4,072 t | -59.9% |
| 2009 | 8,355 t | +105.2% |
| 2010 | 15,847 t | +89.7% |
| 2011 | 12,078 t | -23.8% |
| 2012 | 9,305 t | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 9,706 t | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 481.25 t | -95.0% |
| 2015 | 26.25 t | -94.5% |
| 2016 | 29.4 t | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 30.1 t | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 12.95 t | -57.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7 t | -94.6% |
| 2020 | 7.7 t | +1000.0% |
| 2021 | 1.05 t | -86.4% |
| 2022 | 8.05 t | +666.7% |
| 2023 | 0.35 t | -95.7% |
| 2024 | 4.29 t | +1125.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 4.29 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,568 t, 0% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 4.29 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,082 t, 0% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +1125.7% | 0.35 t | 4.29 t |
| 2020 | +1000.0% | 0.7 t | 7.7 t |
| 2022 | +666.7% | 1.05 t | 8.05 t |
| 1993 | +325.0% | 2,800 t | 11,900 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,178 t | 4,959 t | 14,743 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,398 t | 4,877 t | 17,780 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,525 t | 3,762 t | 7,630 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,285 t | 2,800 t | 27,650 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,545 t | 4,072 t | 32,200 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,752 t | 0.7 t | 15,847 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.29 t | 0.35 t | 8.05 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 111 Algeria 28.98 t compare
- 112 Republic of Korea 16.3 t compare
- 113 Grenada 8.46 t compare
- 115 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.17 t compare
- 116 Japan 0.57 t compare
- 117 Comoros 0 t compare
- 117 Croatia 0 t compare
- 117 Cyprus 0 t compare
- 117 Denmark 0 t compare
- 117 Estonia 0 t compare
- 117 Finland 0 t
- 117 Germany 0 t compare
- 117 Guadeloupe 0 t compare
- 117 Latvia 0 t compare
- 117 Malta 0 t
- 117 Namibia 0 t compare
- 117 North Macedonia 0 t compare
- 117 Portugal 0 t compare
- 117 Rwanda 0 t compare
- 117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 t compare
- 117 Slovenia 0 t
- 117 Sweden 0 t compare
- 117 Uruguay 0 t 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Iraq?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Iraq was 4.29 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 32,200 t in 2002.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.35 t in 2023.
- How does Iraq rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production?
- Iraq ranks 114th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production 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 — Production. 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.