Linseed — Area harvested in Iraq
Iraq: Linseed — Area harvested was 354 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Linseed — Area harvested in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 354 ha for linseed — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, linseed — area harvested in Iraq peaked at 17,219 ha in 1970 and was at its lowest, 300 ha, in 2012.
Iraq ranks 47th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Linseed — Area harvested in Iraq, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,036 ha | — |
| 1962 | 11,913 ha | +31.8% |
| 1963 | 11,779 ha | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 13,095 ha | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 16,364 ha | +25.0% |
| 1966 | 16,158 ha | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 16,053 ha | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 15,454 ha | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 16,217 ha | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 17,219 ha | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 9,461 ha | -45.1% |
| 1972 | 5,948 ha | -37.1% |
| 1973 | 1,071 ha | -82.0% |
| 1974 | 1,077 ha | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 2,300 ha | +113.6% |
| 1976 | 894 ha | -61.1% |
| 1977 | 981 ha | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 875 ha | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 2,850 ha | +225.7% |
| 1980 | 2,275 ha | -20.2% |
| 1981 | 800 ha | -64.8% |
| 1982 | 575 ha | -28.1% |
| 1983 | 500 ha | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 625 ha | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 500 ha | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 550 ha | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 600 ha | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 750 ha | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 800 ha | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 550 ha | -31.2% |
| 1992 | 613 ha | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 575 ha | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 570 ha | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 580 ha | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 570 ha | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 580 ha | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 585 ha | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 590 ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 570 ha | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 550 ha | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 500 ha | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 470 ha | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 475 ha | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 456 ha | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 400 ha | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 416 ha | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 395 ha | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 375 ha | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 356 ha | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 337 ha | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 300 ha | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 315 ha | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 347 ha | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 335 ha | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 332 ha | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 347 ha | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 344 ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 332 ha | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 343 ha | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 338 ha | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 348 ha | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 352 ha | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 354 ha | +0.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 354 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,435 ha, 8% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 354 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,070 ha, 33% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Linseed — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +225.7% | 875 ha | 2,850 ha |
| 1975 | +113.6% | 1,077 ha | 2,300 ha |
| 1973 | -82.0% | 5,948 ha | 1,071 ha |
| 1981 | -64.8% | 2,275 ha | 800 ha |
| 1976 | -61.1% | 2,300 ha | 894 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,008 ha | 9,036 ha | 16,364 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,268 ha | 875 ha | 17,219 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 772.5 ha | 500 ha | 2,275 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 601.3 ha | 550 ha | 800 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 460.7 ha | 375 ha | 570 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 334.5 ha | 300 ha | 356 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 347 ha | 338 ha | 354 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 linseed — area harvested in Iraq?
- Linseed — area harvested in Iraq was 354 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest linseed — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 17,219 ha in 1970.
- What is the lowest linseed — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 300 ha in 2012.
- How does Iraq rank for linseed — area harvested?
- Iraq ranks 47th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is linseed — area harvested rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Linseed — Area harvested. 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.