Maize and products — Food supply in Iraq
Iraq: Maize and products — Food supply was 15.12 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize and products — Food supply in Iraq, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, maize and products — food supply in Iraq stood at 15.12 kcal/cap/d.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 158.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — food supply in Iraq peaked at 16.13 kcal/cap/d in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.99 kcal/cap/d, in 2015.
Iraq ranks 127th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize and products — Food supply in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.44 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 2.88 kcal/cap/d | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 3.57 kcal/cap/d | +24.0% |
| 2013 | 5.86 kcal/cap/d | +64.1% |
| 2014 | 2.75 kcal/cap/d | -53.1% |
| 2015 | 1.99 kcal/cap/d | -27.6% |
| 2016 | 4.14 kcal/cap/d | +108.0% |
| 2017 | 5.86 kcal/cap/d | +41.5% |
| 2018 | 8.18 kcal/cap/d | +39.6% |
| 2019 | 8.54 kcal/cap/d | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 7.13 kcal/cap/d | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 16.13 kcal/cap/d | +126.2% |
| 2022 | 15.45 kcal/cap/d | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 15.12 kcal/cap/d | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.62 kcal/cap/d | 1.99 kcal/cap/d | 8.54 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.46 kcal/cap/d | 7.13 kcal/cap/d | 16.13 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
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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 maize and products — food supply in Iraq?
- Maize and products — food supply in Iraq was 15.12 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — food supply recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 16.13 kcal/cap/d in 2021.
- What is the lowest maize and products — food supply recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.99 kcal/cap/d in 2015.
- How does Iraq rank for maize and products — food supply?
- Iraq ranks 127th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — food supply rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.0%. 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 Maize and products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.