Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Iraq
Iraq: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 98.75 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, food — gross per capita production index number in Iraq stood at 98.75.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Iraq peaked at 284.13 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 74.6, in 2018.
That places Iraq 97th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 259.04 | — |
| 1962 | 282.76 | +9.2% |
| 1963 | 239.6 | -15.3% |
| 1964 | 248.21 | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 252.12 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 259.27 | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 265.56 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 269.44 | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 277.14 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 248.49 | -10.3% |
| 1971 | 255.34 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 284.13 | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 229.78 | -19.1% |
| 1974 | 222.06 | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 221.68 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 242.76 | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 245.82 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 247.93 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 226.17 | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 233.96 | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 224.5 | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 245.06 | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 220.41 | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 228.04 | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 273.76 | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 255.35 | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 228.84 | -10.4% |
| 1988 | 236.24 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 243.94 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 264.57 | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 179.49 | -32.2% |
| 1992 | 190.72 | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 213.56 | +12.0% |
| 1994 | 199.87 | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 199.23 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 194.8 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 183.75 | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 190.57 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 173.3 | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 165.09 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 182.84 | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 198.5 | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 153.45 | -22.7% |
| 2004 | 144.67 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 152.15 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 151.64 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 147.63 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 130.65 | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 126.35 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 140.35 | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 147.05 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 142.16 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 153.56 | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 140.58 | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 78.89 | -43.9% |
| 2016 | 80.54 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 77.79 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 74.6 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 118.96 | +59.5% |
| 2020 | 139.79 | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 116.73 | -16.5% |
| 2022 | 94.95 | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 90.86 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 98.75 | +8.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 98.75 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101.27, 98% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 98.75 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 102.55, 96% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +59.5% | 74.6 | 118.96 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 261.46 | 239.6 | 282.76 | 9 |
| 1970s | 242.42 | 221.68 | 284.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 239.01 | 220.41 | 273.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 198.99 | 173.3 | 264.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 155.3 | 126.35 | 198.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.45 | 74.6 | 153.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.22 | 90.86 | 139.79 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4718 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1178 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2266 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2022 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Iraq?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Iraq was 98.75 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 284.13 in 1972.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.6 in 2018.
- How does Iraq rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Iraq ranks 97th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.