Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Iraq
Iraq: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 3 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 3 ha for lentils, dry — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.0% on the previous year and down 97.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Iraq peaked at 11,650 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2015.
That places Iraq 55th out of 59 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.
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Iraq, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,650 ha | — |
| 1962 | 11,150 ha | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 9,675 ha | -13.2% |
| 1964 | 8,475 ha | -12.4% |
| 1965 | 9,416 ha | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 9,251 ha | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 9,655 ha | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 10,476 ha | +8.5% |
| 1969 | 7,786 ha | -25.7% |
| 1970 | 10,516 ha | +35.1% |
| 1971 | 8,388 ha | -20.2% |
| 1972 | 10,953 ha | +30.6% |
| 1973 | 4,271 ha | -61.0% |
| 1974 | 3,983 ha | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 5,139 ha | +29.0% |
| 1976 | 5,655 ha | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 6,375 ha | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 9,682 ha | +51.9% |
| 1979 | 6,525 ha | -32.6% |
| 1980 | 7,000 ha | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 6,275 ha | -10.4% |
| 1982 | 6,375 ha | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 5,075 ha | -20.4% |
| 1984 | 5,300 ha | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 5,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3,500 ha | -34.0% |
| 1987 | 1,700 ha | -51.4% |
| 1988 | 1,025 ha | -39.7% |
| 1989 | 800 ha | -22.0% |
| 1990 | 650 ha | -18.8% |
| 1991 | 375 ha | -42.3% |
| 1992 | 600 ha | +60.0% |
| 1993 | 900 ha | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 1,100 ha | +22.2% |
| 1995 | 1,300 ha | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 1,500 ha | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 1,800 ha | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 2,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 2,200 ha | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 2,750 ha | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 2,000 ha | -27.3% |
| 2002 | 4,500 ha | +125.0% |
| 2003 | 1,500 ha | -66.7% |
| 2004 | 3,000 ha | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 4,500 ha | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 9,750 ha | +116.7% |
| 2007 | 2,900 ha | -70.3% |
| 2008 | 119 ha | -95.9% |
| 2009 | 123 ha | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 125 ha | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 181 ha | +44.8% |
| 2012 | 159 ha | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 171 ha | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 130 ha | -24.0% |
| 2015 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 4 ha | — |
| 2017 | 1 ha | -75.0% |
| 2018 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 ha | +700.0% |
| 2020 | 4 ha | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 3 ha | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 6 ha | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 289 ha | +4716.7% |
| 2024 | 3 ha | -99.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 3 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,969 ha, 0% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 3 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,339 ha, 0% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lentils, dry — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +4716.7% | 6 ha | 289 ha |
| 2019 | +700.0% | 1 ha | 8 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,726 ha | 7,786 ha | 11,650 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,149 ha | 3,983 ha | 10,953 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,235 ha | 800 ha | 7,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,242 ha | 375 ha | 2,200 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,114 ha | 119 ha | 9,750 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 78 ha | 0 ha | 181 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 61 ha | 3 ha | 289 ha | 5 |
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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)
- 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 lentils, dry — area harvested in Iraq?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Iraq was 3 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 11,650 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2015.
- How does Iraq rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Iraq ranks 55th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.7%. 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 Lentils, dry — Area harvested. 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.