Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Iraq
Iraq: Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 121.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, food — gross production index number in Iraq stood at 121.8.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in Iraq peaked at 157.71 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.21, in 1963.
That places Iraq 50th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49.92 | — |
| 1962 | 56.16 | +12.5% |
| 1963 | 49.21 | -12.4% |
| 1964 | 52.72 | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 55.39 | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 58.93 | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 62.45 | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 65.57 | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 69.81 | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 64.8 | -7.2% |
| 1971 | 68.93 | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 79.38 | +15.2% |
| 1973 | 66.45 | -16.3% |
| 1974 | 66.43 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 68.55 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 77.56 | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 81.2 | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 84.7 | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 79.79 | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 85.18 | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 84.23 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 94.57 | +12.3% |
| 1983 | 87.62 | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 93.53 | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 115.01 | +23.0% |
| 1986 | 109.95 | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 101.27 | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 107 | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 113.47 | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 124.6 | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 85.43 | -31.4% |
| 1992 | 93.5 | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 109.84 | +17.5% |
| 1994 | 107.83 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 111.14 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 112.2 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 109.16 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 116.82 | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 109.72 | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 108.01 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 123.41 | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 138.29 | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 110.17 | -20.3% |
| 2004 | 106.87 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 115.78 | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 116.24 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 112.28 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 101.39 | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 101.73 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 116.72 | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 126.68 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 128.16 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 145.13 | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 137.63 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 79.37 | -42.3% |
| 2016 | 83 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 81.97 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 80.47 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 131.26 | +63.1% |
| 2020 | 157.71 | +20.2% |
| 2021 | 134.68 | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 112.09 | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 109.7 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 121.8 | +11.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 121.8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 106.78, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 121.8 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 120.43, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food — Gross 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 | +63.1% | 80.47 | 131.26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.8 | 49.21 | 69.81 | 9 |
| 1970s | 73.78 | 64.8 | 84.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.18 | 84.23 | 115.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 108.02 | 85.43 | 124.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 113.42 | 101.39 | 138.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.04 | 79.37 | 145.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 127.2 | 109.7 | 157.71 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 47 Australia 122.47 compare
- 48 Nicaragua 121.96 compare
- 49 Burkina Faso 121.89 compare
- 51 Yemen 121.12 compare
- 52 Mauritania 120.9 compare
- 53 Afghanistan 120.43 compare
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 production index number in Iraq?
- Food — gross production index number in Iraq was 121.8 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 157.71 in 2020.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.21 in 1963.
- How does Iraq rank for food — gross production index number?
- Iraq ranks 50th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.