Lemons and limes — Yield in Iraq
Iraq: Lemons and limes — Yield was 1,484 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lemons and limes — Yield in Iraq, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 1,484 kg/ha for lemons and limes — yield in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lemons and limes — yield in Iraq peaked at 10,640 kg/ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,333 kg/ha, in 2005.
That places Iraq 103rd out of 107 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.
Lemons and limes — Yield in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 5,000 kg/ha | — |
| 1986 | 4,546 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 5,357 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1988 | 5,536 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 5,714 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 5,707 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 6,361 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 6,210 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 6,059 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 5,908 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 5,812 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 5,189 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 5,172 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 5,400 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 6,326 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 2000 | 7,847 kg/ha | +24.1% |
| 2001 | 10,400 kg/ha | +32.5% |
| 2002 | 10,640 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 4,800 kg/ha | -54.9% |
| 2004 | 3,627 kg/ha | -24.4% |
| 2005 | 1,333 kg/ha | -63.2% |
| 2006 | 1,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,417 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 1,491 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 1,668 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 1,671 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,596 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 1,591 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,585 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,567 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1,638 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 1,651 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,646 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,629 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,546 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 1,639 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 1,813 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 1,913 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 1,451 kg/ha | -24.1% |
| 2024 | 1,484 kg/ha | +2.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1,484 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14,000 kg/ha, 11% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1,484 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17,535 kg/ha, 8% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lemons and limes — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -63.2% | 3,627 kg/ha | 1,333 kg/ha |
| 2003 | -54.9% | 10,640 kg/ha | 4,800 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,231 kg/ha | 4,546 kg/ha | 5,714 kg/ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 5,814 kg/ha | 5,172 kg/ha | 6,361 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,456 kg/ha | 1,333 kg/ha | 10,640 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,612 kg/ha | 1,546 kg/ha | 1,671 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,660 kg/ha | 1,451 kg/ha | 1,913 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 100 French Guiana 1,952 kg/ha compare
- 101 Dominican Republic 1,844 kg/ha compare
- 102 French Polynesia 1,825 kg/ha compare
- 104 Bangladesh 1,222 kg/ha compare
- 105 Sri Lanka 1,137 kg/ha compare
- 106 Puerto Rico 674 kg/ha 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 lemons and limes — yield in Iraq?
- Lemons and limes — yield in Iraq was 1,484 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lemons and limes — yield recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 10,640 kg/ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest lemons and limes — yield recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,333 kg/ha in 2005.
- How does Iraq rank for lemons and limes — yield?
- Iraq ranks 103rd out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lemons and limes — yield rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 Lemons and limes — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.