Millet — Area harvested in Iraq
Iraq: Millet — Area harvested was 607 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Millet — Area harvested in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, millet — area harvested in Iraq stood at 607 ha.
That represents a change of down 23.0% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet — area harvested in Iraq peaked at 7,958 ha in 1967 and was at its lowest, 250 ha, in 1982.
Iraq ranks 69th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Millet — Area harvested in Iraq, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,545 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,701 ha | -15.2% |
| 1963 | 5,144 ha | +9.4% |
| 1964 | 5,756 ha | +11.9% |
| 1965 | 6,536 ha | +13.6% |
| 1966 | 6,743 ha | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 7,958 ha | +18.0% |
| 1968 | 5,615 ha | -29.4% |
| 1969 | 1,443 ha | -74.3% |
| 1970 | 2,761 ha | +91.3% |
| 1971 | 5,500 ha | +99.2% |
| 1972 | 4,485 ha | -18.5% |
| 1973 | 2,400 ha | -46.5% |
| 1974 | 1,324 ha | -44.8% |
| 1975 | 671 ha | -49.3% |
| 1976 | 913 ha | +36.1% |
| 1977 | 897 ha | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 539 ha | -39.9% |
| 1979 | 1,525 ha | +182.9% |
| 1980 | 925 ha | -39.3% |
| 1981 | 875 ha | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 250 ha | -71.4% |
| 1983 | 1,950 ha | +680.0% |
| 1984 | 2,900 ha | +48.7% |
| 1985 | 2,350 ha | -19.0% |
| 1986 | 925 ha | -60.6% |
| 1987 | 2,150 ha | +132.4% |
| 1988 | 4,275 ha | +98.8% |
| 1989 | 2,925 ha | -31.6% |
| 1990 | 1,625 ha | -44.4% |
| 1991 | 2,200 ha | +35.4% |
| 1992 | 2,895 ha | +31.6% |
| 1993 | 3,200 ha | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 3,300 ha | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 3,250 ha | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 4,000 ha | +23.1% |
| 1997 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,750 ha | -56.2% |
| 2004 | 4,500 ha | +157.1% |
| 2005 | 5,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 4,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 5,650 ha | +41.2% |
| 2008 | 4,925 ha | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 2,850 ha | -42.1% |
| 2010 | 3,110 ha | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 3,399 ha | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 5,570 ha | +63.9% |
| 2013 | 843 ha | -84.9% |
| 2014 | 1,179 ha | +39.9% |
| 2015 | 1,558 ha | +32.1% |
| 2016 | 1,995 ha | +28.0% |
| 2017 | 3,430 ha | +71.9% |
| 2018 | 817 ha | -76.2% |
| 2019 | 1,928 ha | +136.0% |
| 2020 | 2,239 ha | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 2,673 ha | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 1,502 ha | -43.8% |
| 2023 | 788 ha | -47.5% |
| 2024 | 607 ha | -23.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 607 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,746 ha, 16% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 607 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,327 ha, 18% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Millet — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +680.0% | 250 ha | 1,950 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,493 ha | 1,443 ha | 7,958 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,102 ha | 539 ha | 5,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,952 ha | 250 ha | 4,275 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,247 ha | 1,625 ha | 4,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,068 ha | 1,750 ha | 5,650 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,383 ha | 817 ha | 5,570 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,562 ha | 607 ha | 2,673 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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 millet — area harvested in Iraq?
- Millet — area harvested in Iraq was 607 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest millet — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 7,958 ha in 1967.
- What is the lowest millet — area harvested recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 250 ha in 1982.
- How does Iraq rank for millet — area harvested?
- Iraq ranks 69th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet — area harvested rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. 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 Millet — 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.